Book review: The Historical Sociology of Japanese Martial Arts by Raúl Sánchez García

Nakajima, Tetsuya 2021. Book review: The Historical Sociology of Japanese Martial Arts by Raúl Sánchez García. Martial Arts Studies (11) , pp. 122-126. 10.18573/mas.124

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Abstract

The Historical Sociology of Japanese Martial Arts contains a comprehensive history of Japanese martial arts compiled by Spanish historical sociologist Raúl Sánchez García. However, it is not simply an overview intended to introduce Japanese martial arts to the West. In this work, the field of Japanese martial arts is used as a case study. According to Raúl, his motivation for writing the book was in that although Norbert Elias was particularly fascinated by the Japanese civilizing process, he finished his research career without turning his hand to it. Furthermore, Raúl himself has developed his own career as a researcher in the path laid down by Elias’ sociology, and this work displays Raúl’s zeal to tackle the challenges left by Elias.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DS Asia G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Publisher:	Cardiff University Press
ISSN:	2057-5696
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	13 August 2021
Date of Acceptance:	25 June 2021
Last Modified:	05 May 2023 01:08
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/143357

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