Flying Fists: The Definitive Guide To Western Martial Arts Films Of The 1970s Av John Beckett

Martial Arts researcher Antony Cummins reveals the hitherto hidden world of Viking hand-to-hand combat, which employed the sword, the spear, the axe and the shield. Illustrated with over 250 images, The Illustrated Guide to Viking Martial Arts in effect...

This open access book is the first publication to provide a comparative framework for the study of martial culture and historical martial arts in Europe and Asia, in particular in Italy and China.

One of a series concerning the major plays of leading 20th-century playwrights. This guide introduces, explores and analyzes in detail the principal themes and styles of the work of Samuel Beckett. It also places it in the context of modern theatre, and...

<P>This book explores a new character archetype that permeated Soviet film during what became known as the era of Stagnation, a stark period of loneliness, disappointment, and individual despair. This new type of character was neither negative nor...