02699nam 2200649 a 450 991045386580332120200520144314.01-282-34108-197866123410830-313-34803-0(CKB)1000000000707371(EBL)554362(OCoLC)247082868(SSID)ssj0000299351(PQKBManifestationID)12099245(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000299351(PQKBWorkID)10241959(PQKB)10269126(MiAaPQ)EBC554362(Au-PeEL)EBL554362(CaPaEBR)ebr10271262(CaONFJC)MIL234108(EXLCZ)99100000000070737120080418d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImmigration[electronic resource] /edited by Ilan StavansWestport, Conn. Greenwood Press20081 online resource (217 p.)The Ilan Stavans library of Latino civilizationDescription based upon print version of record.0-313-34802-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]) and index.Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; I: CONSIDERATIONS; II: VOICES; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Editor and ContributorsImmigration is a topic on the minds of a large portion of Americans. In 2006, a series of large marches and political debates shook the nation to the core. With the 2008 presidential campaign under way, the controversy is alive and well. However, it is essential to approach it in an informed, balanced fashion, and the material presented in this volume is designed to accomplish the task. To what extent are immigrants from Mexico and Central America different from their predecessors from say Italy, Poland, and Finland? Is the process of assimilation expected to be as successful today as it was aIlan Stavans library of Latino civilization.Hispanic AmericansSocial conditionsHispanic AmericansBiographyImmigrantsUnited StatesUnited StatesEmigration and immigrationLatin AmericaEmigration and immigrationElectronic books.Hispanic AmericansSocial conditions.Hispanic AmericansImmigrants973/.0468Stavans Ilan553432MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453865803321Immigration2098364UNINA03552nam 2200469 450 991016413530332120230810002116.0981-4749-30-3(CKB)3710000001051497(MiAaPQ)EBC4800880(WSP)00009926(EXLCZ)99371000000105149720170217h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe ultimate Chinese martial art the science of the weaving stance bagua : 64 forms and its wellness applications /Jun Feng Li, Chun Yan Ge, Tong LuoHackensack, New Jersey :World Scientific,2017.©20171 online resource (262 pages)Title from PDF file title page (viewed March 8, 2017).981-4749-29-X 981-4749-28-1 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters."The Ultimate Chinese Martial Art — The Science of the Weaving Stance Bagua 64 Forms and the Wellness Applications has three well integrated parts. Part One describes the cultural, historical and scientific background of the mysterious inner style martial art — Bagua Palm — which used to be taught in a small circle of the Royal families in China. Part Two gives a brief and yet detailed instructions on the techniques and step by step exercises of Bagua Palms with illustrations, including the example of the famous Weaving Stance Bagua 64 Forms. Part Three summarizes the wellness applications of the Bagua Palms as an inner style Chinese martial art. The aim of this book is to help all people on this planet to have a better understanding about wellness and the most effective way to achieve it. The book will thus ultimately make its way to the short list of books which truly leave their marks on the progress of human civilization. The less than sophisticated style of writing makes this book an easy and helpful reading for people from all walks of life. This book is not just about Chinese martial art. It is also about the link between Chinese culture and martial art. With practical instructions on the actual exercise, this book will benefit not just practitioners and trainers in Chinese martial art but effectively all people who read it. This book is not only going to be the martial art book of the year, but the martial art book of the 21st century. This is the first martial art book written by martial art practitioners who have thorough understanding of both physics and actual fighting, with a solid background in Chinese culture. All the three authors of the book have over 40 years of extensive experience each in Chinese martial art. In contrast to conventional Chinese martial art scripts, this book is written by three Chinese authors in plain and vivid English, which is both filled with true understanding of the unique part of Chinese culture and tuned to the cognitive habits of the westerners."--Publisher's website.Martial artsHealth aspectsMartial artsPsychological aspectsMartial artsHealth aspects.Martial artsPsychological aspects.796.815/5Li Jun Feng1073553Ge Chun YanLuo TongMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910164135303321The ultimate Chinese martial art2569670UNINA