Jujitsu for Christ a novel /
Jack Butler's Jujitsu for Christ--originally published in 1986--follows the adventures of Roger Wing, a white born-again Christian and karate instructor who opens a martial arts studio in downtown Jackson, Mississippi, during the tensest years of the Civil Rights era. Ambivalent about his relig...
| Основен автор: | Butler, Jack, 1944- |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
2013.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=516674 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Jujitsu for Christ. |
| Резюме: |
Jack Butler's Jujitsu for Christ--originally published in 1986--follows the adventures of Roger Wing, a white born-again Christian and karate instructor who opens a martial arts studio in downtown Jackson, Mississippi, during the tensest years of the Civil Rights era. Ambivalent about his religion and his region, he befriends the Gandys, an African-American family--parents A.L. and Snower Mae, teenaged son T.J., daughter Eleanor Roosevelt, and youngest son Marcus--who has moved to Jackson from the Delta in hopes of greater opportunity for their children. As the political heat ris. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9781617037399 1617037397 1621039277 9781621039273 9781283922357 1283922355 |