The creation of Wing Chun : a social history of the Southern Chinese martial arts / Benjamin N. Judkins and Jon Nielson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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List of Maps and Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Imagined Past; Shaolin Dreams: The Mythic Origins of Wing Chun; A Critical Review of the Chinese Martial Arts Literature; Part I: Hand Combat, Identity, and Civil Society in Guangdong, 1800-1949; Chapter 1: Growth and Disorder: Paradoxes of the Qing Dynasty; Introduction; The Qing in Late Imperial History; Rebellion in the Qing Dynasty; Western Imperialism and the Qing Response; The Pearl River Delta: Conflict and the Spread of the Martial Arts; Conclusion.

Chapter 2: Setting the Stage: The Evolution of Guangdong's Martial Arts, 1800-1911Introduction; Who Studied Martial Arts in Guangdong Province, 1800-1911?; The Early Period: Middle of the Qing Dynasty to 1800; Early Development of the Hung Mun Styles, Prior to 1800; Early Development of the Hakka Styles, Prior to 1800; Early Regional Influences and the Process of Institutionalization; Urbanization and Market Driven Reform: Guangdong's Martial Arts, 1836-1900; Other Public Martial Arts Associations in Guangdong, 1836-1900; Conclusion.

Chapter 3: Northern Tigers versus Southern Heroes: Local Identity, National Reform, and the Golden Age ofIntroduction; Creating Southern Heroes: The Local Market for Martial Arts Instruction; Hung Mun Styles; Hakka Styles; The Jingwu Association: Martial Arts and the Construction of National Identity; The Foshan Jingwu Association; Guoshu: "National Arts" in the Service of the State, 1928-1949; Conclusion: Ip Man and the Guoshu Philosophy; Part II: Conflict, Imperialism and Modernization: The Evolution of Wing Chun Kung Fu, 1900-1972; Chapter 4: The Public Emergence of Wing Chun, 1900-1949.

IntroductionFrom Legend to History: The Origins of Wing Chun in Foshan; Ip Man: The Making of a Modern Wing Chun Student; Chanting a Song in Spring Time: Foshan's Public Wing Chun Schools, 1920-1940; Ip Man, 1937-1949: The Breaking Storm; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Ip Man and the Making of a Modern Kung Fu Master; Introduction; Hong Kong's Economic Development, 1949-1972; Hand Combat and Public Opinion in Hong Kong; 1949-1953: Creating a Foundation for Wing Chun; 1954-1961: Ip Man and the Angry Young Men; 1962-1972: Consolidating a Legacy; Conclusion; Epilogue: Wing Chun as a Global Art.

The Past Is PrologueWing Chun as a Commodity in the Global Marketplace; Two Visions of the Wing Chun Community; Notes; Glossary; Works Cited; Index.

Looks at southern Chinese martial arts traditions and how they have become important to local identity and narratives of resistance.

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