It takes the average reader 3 hours and 10 minutes to read Venezuelan Stick Fighting by Michael J. Ryan
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In Venezuelan Stick Fighting: The Civilizing Process in Martial Arts, Michael J. Ryan examines the modern and historical role of the secretive tradition of stick fighting within rural Venezuela. Despite profound political and economic changes from the early twentieth century to the modern day, traditional values, practices, and imaginaries associated with older forms of masculinity and sociality are still valued. Stick, knife, and machete fighting are understood as key means of instilling the values of fortitude and cunning in younger generations. Recommended for scholars of anthropology,...
Venezuelan Stick Fighting by Michael J. Ryan is 186 pages long, and a total of 47,616 words.
This makes it 63% the length of the average book. It also has 58% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 20 minutes to read Venezuelan Stick Fighting aloud.
Venezuelan Stick Fighting is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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