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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784088703321

Titolo

The world encyclopedia of contemporary theatre / / Don Rubin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1994-2000

ISBN

1-135-00341-6

1-134-92984-6

0-415-86536-0

1-280-02007-5

0-203-16804-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Collana

The World encyclopedia of contemporary theatre ; ; v. 4

Altri autori (Persone)

RubinDon <1942->

Disciplina

792/.03

Soggetti

Drama - 20th century

Theater - History - 20th century

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; The WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CONTEMPORARY THEATRE; Title Page; Copyright Page; INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL BOARD; Table of Contents; VOLUME FOUR  THE ARAB WORLD; An Introduction: Of Nations and Their Theatres; The Arab World: Crossing Unseen Borders; Arabs and Africa: Shaping a Continent; Arab Theatre and Language: The Continuing Debate; Women in Arab Theatre: Finding a Voice; Dance: Meadows of Gold and Mines of Gems; Puppetry: The Shadowy Roots; THE NATIONS ANDTHEIR THEATRES; Algeria (Overview); Bahrain (Overview); Comoros Islands (Overview); Djibouti (Overview); Egypt; Iraq

Jordan (Overview)Kuwait (Overview); Lebanon; Libya (Overview); Mauritania (Overview); Morocco (Overview); Oman (Overview); Palestine (Overview); Qatar (Overview); Saudi Arabia (Overview); Somalia; Sudan; Syria; Tunisia (Overview); United Arab Emirates (Overview); Yemen (Overview); Further Reading: The Arab World; International Reference: Selected Bibliography; Writers and National Editorial Committees; Index

Sommario/riassunto

One of the first internationally published overviews of theatrical activity across the Arab World. Includes 160,000 words and over 125 photographs from 22 different Arab countries from Africa to the Middle East.