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  • The Hidden History of Capoeira: A Collision of Cultures in the Brazilian Battle Dance
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  • By Maya Talmon-Chvaicer
  • 2008
  • Published by: University of Texas Press
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A richly researched historical and cultural study of capoeira, the Brazilian martial art/dance that is spreading around the world.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Foreword
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. xi-xiv
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-6
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  1. One: A Rio de Janeiro Slave Game
  2. pp. 7-48
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  1. Two: The Battle and the Game (1840s–1870s)
  2. pp. 49-68
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  1. Three: Patrons and Oppressors (1870s–1930s)
  2. pp. 69-110
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  1. Four: New Center, New Style: Capoeira Regional and Capoeira Angola in Twentieth-Century Bahia
  2. pp. 111-150
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  1. Five: The Game of Life: Battle of Cultures
  2. pp. 151-174
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  1. Epilogue
  2. pp. 175-180
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 181-202
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  1. Glossary
  2. pp. 203-206
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 207-222
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 223-237
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