{"product_id":"game-of-freedom","title":"Game of Freedom","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the powerful, vibrant biography \u003ci\u003eGame of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning creator Duncan Tonatiuh sheds light on the legacy of a legendary capoeira player, Mestre Bimba, who resisted racial oppression through art and turned a marginalized practice into a global phenomenon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA meia lua whooshed in the air. The strike was evaded and followed with an aú. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwo young men were playing capoeira in the middle of the roda. Bimba wanted to play too.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Although it is debated when and where capoeira—an art form that blends martial arts, dance, acrobatics, music, and spirituality—originated exactly, one thing is certain: in the early 20th century, Brazil was the only country in the world where capoeira was played, and it was mainly practiced by people of African descent. In 1890, two years after Brazil officially abolished slavery, the game was outlawed. Wealthy, lighter-skinned society feared and looked down on capoeira, seeing it as a game for \u003ci\u003emalandros\u003c\/i\u003e—what people in power called the poor Black communities they disdained. But in the early 1920s in the city of Salvador, a man called Bimba advocated for capoeira, and those who practiced it, demanding they be treated with dignity and respect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Duncan Tonatiuh’s lyrical prose and beloved full-color illustrations, inspired by pre-Columbian codices, tell the story of arguably the greatest capoeirista of all time, who fought to turn a misunderstood, persecuted Afro-Brazilian activity into a celebrated art practiced by millions around the world. In 2014, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) named capoeira an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, a distinction awarded because of the game’s promotion of social integration and the memory it holds of the struggle against historical oppression. From an award-winning author-illustrator, \u003ci\u003eGame of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e is a stirring celebration of solidarity and resistance through art.","brand":"ABRAMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42664328626212,"sku":"9781419764585","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9781419764585.jpg?v=1777356305","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/game-of-freedom","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}