Kendo pottery and Simon Putnam

and Simon Putnam

wrapped in the history of WWII

Lispector reveals the permeable boundaries between past and present

the book profiles two exceptional women of the twentieth century: Baroness Maria Bach

and lessen the burden of its consequences

Kendo pottery and Simon PutnamKendo is the first in depth historical, cultural, and political account in English of the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship, from its beginnings in military training and arcane medieval schools to its widespread practice as a global sport today. Alexander Bennett shows how kendo evolved through a recurring process of "inventing tradition," which served the changing ideologies and needs of Japanese warriors and governments over the course of