Books written by Thomas A. Green
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Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
Ketelaar, James E. 1993. Of Heretics and Martyrs in Meiji Japan: Buddhism and Its Persecution. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Mangan, J. A. 1986. The Games Ethic and Imperialism: Aspects of the Diffusion of an Ideal.
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Martial Arts in the Modern World
This book examines how practitioners have responded to stimuli such as feminism, globalism, imperialism, militarism, nationalism, slavery, and the commercialization of sport.
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Twelve Good Men and True: The Criminal Trial Jury in England, 1200-1800
These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.
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Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music, and Art
"From anecdotes, boasts, and children's stories to urban tall tales, vampires, and Xerox-lore, this superb scholarly dictionary illuminates the historical and contemporary form, figures, and fields of folklore.
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THE GREENWOOD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD FOLKLORE
Designed for students and general readers, this massive encyclopedia authoritatively reviews the folklore and folkways of cultures from around the world.
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Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation [2 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
Edged weapon defense —Joseph Svinth See also: Reality-based Defense; Sambo; Kapap and Krav Maga; Military Unarmed Fighting ... “Police Training,” Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 146, November, 166–169, ...
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Martial Arts of the World: A-Q
Looking at a Far Mountain: A Study of Kendô Kata. London: Ward Lock. Craig, Darrell. 1988. ... Kendô No Kata: Forms of Japanese Kendô. ... Iaido—Todas las Bases y los Katas Exigidos para Cinto Negro. Barcelona: Editorial APas.
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The Greenwood Library of American Folktales [Four Volumes]
“Oh, he remained at the place to which we two came. Those people there are doing all sorts of things—they play shinny-ball, they throw spears through hoops, they play the guessing-game—all sorts of things are done by them.
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The Language of Riddles: New Perspectives
W. J. Pepicello is director of humanities and social sciences in the School of Allied Health Professions at Hahnemann University in Philadelphia. Thomas A. Green is associate professor of English at Texas A&M University.
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African American Folktales
Jay-Bird. The following narrative takes the form of a fable, a tale intended to teach a moral lesson that ends with a direct statement of the point of the story, usually in the form of a proverb. As is often the case in fables, ...
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Native American Folktales
He threw down the sinews that he had split on the stones where the people used to gather their mussels, and said to the ... Blue jay and his people were eating the meat that they had killed, that hunter said: ''Quick, let us go home.
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Asian American Folktales
These tales reflect the traditional beliefs of the East as well as the new experiences of Asians in America. Each tale is accompanied by a headnote, and the book closes with a selected, general bibliography.
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The Greenwood Library of American Folktales: [4 volumes]
Paul Bunyan, Br'er Rabbit, Bluebeard, and Billy the Kid. These are just some of the many character alive today through folktales.
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The Greenwood Library of World Folktales [4 volumes]: Stories from the Great Collections [4 volumes]
... The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Folklore and Folklife can provide use- ful supplemental information . In terms of academic taxonomies , the narrative genres contained in this four - volume collection include jokes , folktales , legends ...
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Latino American Folktales
Written expressly for students and general readers, this book assembles and comments on a wide range of Latino American folktales.
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Native American Folktales
The tales reflect the environment, cultural adaptations, and prevailing concerns of the areas from which they are taken. Each tale begins with a brief introductory headnote, and the book closes with a selected bibliography.
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The Greenwood Library of American Folktales: The Northeast, the Midwest, the Mid-Atlantic
"Paul Bunyan, Br'er Rabbit, Bluebeard, and Billy the Kid. These are just some of the many character alive today through folktales. A goldmine for students, storytellers, and general readers, this...