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UNINA9910780705303321 |
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Autore |
Bhatia Nandi <1963-> |
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Titolo |
Acts of authority, acts of resistance : theater and politics in colonial and postcolonial India / / Nandi Bhatia |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , c2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-59144-4 |
9786612591440 |
0-472-02462-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (215 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Theater - India - History - 20th century |
Theater - Political aspects - India - 19th century |
Protest movements - India - History |
Women in the theater - India |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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. 125-187) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1. Introduction: The Theoretical-Historical Context; 2. Censorship and the Politics of Nationalist Drama; 3. Multiple Mediations of ""Shakespeare""; 4. Performance and Protest in the Indian People's Theatre Association; 5. Colonial History and Postcolonial Interventions: Staging the 1857 Mutiny as ""The Great Rebellion"" in Utpal Dutt's Mahavidroha; Epilogue: Bringing Women's Struggles to the Streets in Postcolonial India; Appendix: A Bill to Empower the Government to Prohibit Certain Dramatic Performances; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Explores the relationship between nationalism, colonialism, and the politics of theater in colonial and postcolonial India |
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