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Indo-Malay Martial Traditions Vol. 2

Aesthetics, Mysticism & Combatives

By: Michael DeMarco M a,Mark Wiley B a,Chris Parker B. Ed

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Indo-Malay Martial Traditions Vol. 2

Aesthetics, Mysticism & Combatives

By: Michael DeMarco M a,Mark Wiley B a,Chris Parker B. Ed

Many Indo-Malay martial arts are kept private, taught in secluded areas away from the public. These are arts of the older tradition, developed when combative knowledge was valued for its use in protecting the sanctity of life. This two-volume anthology brings together a great collection of writings by authors who dive into the deepest realms of Indo-Malay combatives. They offer readers a rare viewing of martial traditions that is usually hidden behind social shrouds of secrecy and a clannish quest to preserve individual tradition. A special presentation in this second volume are the writings of Dr. Kirstin Pauka forming three chapters on silat (silk) of West Sumatra. The lead chapter discusses silk history, styles, training methods, and its use in dance. In chapter 2, Dr. Pauka shows that the martial arts constitute the core of the movement repertoire of the Randai folk theatre. Her third piece reports on an extended silk artist-in-residence program in the Asian Theatre program at the University of Hawai'i. The next three chapters contains some academic coverage of kuntao-silat in the Indo-Malay traditions, garnished with technical sections illustrating the martial aspects of the arts. Mark Wiley details Silat Seni Gayong’s ethical foundation for self-defense and nine techniqes illustrating the art with the help of Master Shiekh Shamsuddin. My own chapter offers a glimpse of how cultural streams from India and China contributed over centuries to native Indonesian fighting arts to form hybrid systems. Examples were derived from personal observations of practitioners in the Willem Reeders lineage. The research shows the original intent and practices of any highly efficient combative art. Chris Parker’s insightful chapter discusses applications of specific movements, the rhythm that can be achieved when employing them, and the space they fill as being of crucial importance for defense. Pencak silat postures form the focus of this study. All who are serious about the history and practice of Indo-Malay fighting arts will enjoy this special anthology, volumes one and two. We are very fortunate to assemble the works of these highly qualified authors. We hope reading will provide information you seek. Although the availability of studying under a true silat mater is nearly impossible, the chapters here will certainly add direction and inspiration for practitioners.

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Via Media Publishing

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1893765229

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9781893765221

Information and Communications Security

11th International Conference, ICICS 2009

By: Sihan Qing,Chris J. Mitchell

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Information and Communications Security

11th International Conference, ICICS 2009

By: Sihan Qing,Chris J. Mitchell

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Information and Communications Security, ICICS 2009, held in Beijing, China, in December 2009. The 37 revised full papers presented together with one invited paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 162 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on cryptanalysis, algorithms and implemantations, public key cryptography, security applications, software security, system security, network security, database security, trust management, and applied cryptography.

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516

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642111440

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Intimate Economies of Development

Mobility, Sexuality and Health in Asia

By: Chris Lyttleton

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Intimate Economies of Development

Mobility, Sexuality and Health in Asia

By: Chris Lyttleton

Aspirations, desires, opportunism and exploitation are seldom considered as fundamental elements of donor-driven development as it impacts on the lives of people in poor countries. Yet, alongside structural interventions, emotional or affective engagements are central to processes of social change and the making of selves for those caught up in development’s slipstream. Intimate Economies of Development lays bare the ways that culture, sexuality and health are inevitably and inseparably linked to material economies within trajectories of modernization in the Greater Mekong Sub-region. As migration expands and opportunities proliferate throughout Asia, different cultural groups increasingly interact as a result of targeted interventions and globalising economic formations; but they do so with different capabilities and expectations. This book uniquely grounds its arguments in interlocking details of people's everyday lives and aspirations in developing Asia, while also engaging with changing social values and moral frameworks. Part and parcel of a widening landscape of mobility and contingent intimacy is the ever-present threats of infectious disease, most prominently HIV/AIDS, and human trafficking. Thus, impact assessment and targeted interventions aim to address negative consequences that frequently accompany infrastructure development and market expansion. This path-breaking book, drawn on more than 20 years of ethnographic research in the Mekong region, shows how current models of mitigation cannot adequately cope with health risks generated by wide-ranging entrepreneurialism and enduring structural violence as dreams of ‘the good life’ are relentlessly enmeshed in strategies of livelihood improvement.

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Routledge

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1136663495

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9781136663499

Working Life

Renewing Labour Process Analysis

By: Paul Thompson,Chris Smith

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Working Life

Renewing Labour Process Analysis

By: Paul Thompson,Chris Smith

Labour process theory is consolidated in Working Life to develop a credible account of the relationships between capitalist political economy, work systems and the strategies and practices of actors in the employment relationship. Beyond this, the book explores the future of labour process analysis.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1137118172

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Indo-Malay Martial Traditions Vol. 2

Indo-Malay Martial Traditions Vol. 2

Information and Communications Security

Information and Communications Security

Intimate Economies of Development

Intimate Economies of Development

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