first edition
2008 · Honolulu
by SHAHAR, Meir
Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2008. A near-fine copy. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. 281 pages. First edition. 'This meticulously researched and eminently readable study considers the economic, political, and religious factors that led Shaolin monks to disregard the Buddhist prohibition against violence and instead create fighting techniques that by the 21st century have spread throughout the world" (the publisher). (Inventory #: 408937)