A History of theatre in Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Martin Banham

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (498 p.)
• Disciplina: 792/.096
• Soggetto topico: Theater - Africa - History; Performing arts - Africa - History
• Altri autori: BanhamMartin
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Concepts of history and theatre in Africa; 2 North Africa; 3 Francophone Africa south of the Sahara; 4 Anglophone West Africa; 5 East Africa; 6 Southern Africa; 7 South African theatre; 8 Theatre in Portuguese-speaking African countries; 9 Mauritius and Réunion; 10 Surviving the crossing: theatre in the African Diaspora; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the first full history of theatre in Africa and offers a comprehensive, yet accessible, account of this long and varied chronicle. Chapters include an examination of the concepts of 'history' and 'theatre'; North Africa; Francophone theatre; Anglophone West Africa; East Africa; Southern Africa; Lusophone African theatre; and Mauritius.
• Titolo autorizzato: A History of theatre in Africa
• ISBN: 1-316-08567-8; 1-280-47766-0; 0-511-19505-2; 0-511-19571-0; 0-511-19362-9; 0-511-31410-8; 0-511-19436-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784700703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II