Wing Chun History Book question

[paitingman]

I happened to see a video about a book titled

The Creation of Wing Chun: A Social History of the Southern Chinese Martial Arts
by Benjamin N. Judkins and Jon Nielson.

I was just wondering if anyone had gotten a chance to read the book or had come across any other writings by these two authors that would give insight into the book or their perspective on Wing Chun history.

 

[geezer]

I've heard about it, but I've also heard that it's pretty pricey... like $90 from SUNY press, so I haven't bought it. Judkins has some interesting ideas, but he is an academic, formerly Asst. Prof. of Political Science at the U. of Utah, and not surprisingly writes in a pretty dry academic style. If you'd like a sample, check out his articles on Kung Fu Tea:

About Kung Fu Tea

 

[KPM]

I have the book and have skimmed through it. But I haven't read it yet. Its look pretty good, but as Steve said .... it is written in a pretty academic style. Judkin's articles on his blogsite are really good. But there you get the "academic" presentation in small bites. ;-)