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Autore |
Martynowych Orest T. |
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The showman and the Ukrainian cause : folk dance, film, and the life of Vasile Avramenko / / Orest T. Martynowych |
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Winnipeg, Manitoba : , : University of Manitoba Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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0-88755-768-6 |
0-88755-470-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (249 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in Immigration and Culture ; ; v.11 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Dancers - Ukraine |
Dancers - Canada |
Motion picture producers and directors - Canada |
Folk dancing, Ukrainian |
Folk dancing, Ukrainian - Canada |
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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 and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; List of Photographs; World Premiere at the Orpheum: Prologue; The Man and His Mission: Chapter 1; Childhood and Youth; Self-Discovery; The Politics of Folk Dancing; Dance Master: Chapter 2; West Toronto; North End Winnipeg; New York City's Lower East Side; Motion Picture Producer: Chapter 3; A Fascination with Film; Natalka Poltavka; Cossacks in Exile; Photo Section I; Photo Section II; Fugitive: Chapter 4; The Hollywood Years; A Fresh Start; Globetrotter; Twilight; The Legacy Tour: Epilogue; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Notes; Chapter One: The Man and His Mission |
Chapter 2: Dance MasterChapter 3: Motion Picture Producer; Chapter 4: Fugitive; Epilogue: The Legacy Tour; Bibliography; Archival Collections; Newspapers; Websites; Films; Books and Articles; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"The quixotic and volatile Vasile Avramenko (1895-1981) used folk dance and film in a life-long crusade to promote Ukraine's struggle for independence to North American audiences." |
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