1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464185803321

Autore

Scott A. C (Adolphe Clarence), <1909-1985, >

Titolo

The classical theatre of China / / A.C. Scott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-136-57581-2

1-315-01891-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Collana

China, history, philosophy, economics ; ; XXVI

Disciplina

792.0951

Soggetti

Theater - China

Chinese drama - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in 1957"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Preface; Acknowledgments; Select Bibliography; Contents; I Introduction; II A Short Historical Survey-; Ill The Music of the Ching Hsi Theatre; IV The Actor and his Roles; V The Technique of the Actor; VI The Plays of the Ching Hsi; VII The Playhouse; Glossary of Technical Terms; Index; Chinese Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume was first published in 1957. Besides tracing the history and development of the Peking Theatre, it explains acting techniques, stage costume and symbolism, musical forms and the various types of plays.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781943403321

Titolo

Jim Crow America [[electronic resource] ] : a documentary history / / edited by Catherine M. Lewis and J. Richard Lewis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Fayetteville, : University of Arkansas Press, 2009

ISBN

1-61075-213-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LewisCatherine M

LewisJ. Richard <1967->

Disciplina

305.896/073009041

Soggetti

African Americans - Segregation - History

African Americans - Civil rights - History

Racism - United States - History

United States Race relations Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Inventing Jim Crow -- Building Jim Crow -- Living Jim Crow -- Resisting Jim Crow -- Dismantling Jim Crow -- Timeline -- Discussion questions -- Sample assignments.

Sommario/riassunto

Catherine M. Lewis is associate professor of history and coordinator of the Public History Program at Kennesaw State University. She is the author of a number of books, including, with J. Richard Lewis, Race, Politics, and Memory: A Documentary History of the Little Rock School Crisis (University of Arkansas Press), The Changing Face of Public History, and Don't Ask What I Shot: How Eisenhower's Love of Golf Helped Shape 1950's America.