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UNINA9910450979603321 |
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Autore |
Gilbert Helen <1956, > |
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Titolo |
Post-colonial drama : theory, practice, politics / / Helen Gilbert and Joanne Tompkins |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1996 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-87700-5 |
0-203-42106-X |
1-280-33653-6 |
9786610336531 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (355 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English drama - Foreign countries - History and criticism |
Politics and literature - Commonwealth countries - History - 20th century |
Commonwealth drama (English) - History and criticism |
Political plays, English - History and criticism |
Decolonization in literature |
Imperialism in literature |
Colonies in literature |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 298-334) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION: RE-ACTING (TO) EMPIRE; RE-CITING THE CLASSICS: CANONICAL COUNTER-DISCOURSE; TRADITIONAL ENACTMENTS: RITUAL AND CARNIVAL; POST-COLONIAL HISTORIES; THE LANGUAGES OF RESISTANCE; BODY POLITICS; A PROVISIONAL CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The first full-length study to address the ways in which performance has been instrumental in resisting the continuing effects of imperialism. Brings to bear the latest theoretical approaches from post-colonial and performance studies. |
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