02539oam 22005414a 450 991015472110332120180817105043.097802530280750253028078(CKB)3710000000971710(MiAaPQ)EBC4769052(OCoLC)1016601038(MdBmJHUP)muse57752(Perlego)568877(EXLCZ)99371000000097171019960827d1997 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierWest African Popular Theatre /Karin Barber, John Collins, Alain RicardBloomington, [Indiana] ;Indianapolis, [Indiana] :Indiana University Press,1997.©19971 online resource (309 pages) illustrations, mapsDrama and Performance Studies9780253332042 0253332044 9780253210777 0253210771 Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-279) and index."... a ground-breaking contribution to the field of African literature... " -Research in African Literatures "Anyone with the slightest interest in West African cultures, performance or theatre should immediately rush out and buy this book." -Leeds African Studies Bulletin "A seminal contribution to the fields of performance studies, cultural studies, and popular culture. " -Margaret Drewal "A fine book. The play texts are treasures." -Richard Bauman African popular culture is an arena where the tensions and transformations of colonial and post-colonial society are played out, offering us a glimpse of the view from below in Africa. This book offers a comparative overview of the history, social context, and style of three major West African popular theatre genres: the concert party of Ghana, the concert party of Togo, and the traveling popular theatre of western Nigeria. Drama and performance studies.West African drama (English)TheaterAfrica, WestElectronic books. West African drama (English)Theater792/.0966Barber Karin658355Ricard Alain1945-244496Collins John1944-1086755MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910154721103321West African Popular Theatre2868643UNINA