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WEST AFRICAN POPULAR THEATRE
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| By: |
Karin Barber, John Collins, Alain Ricard |
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Book |
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£19.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0253210771 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780253210777 |
| Publisher: |
INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 1997 |
| Series: |
Drama and Performance Studies |
| Pages: |
312 |
| Synopsis: |
... a ground-breaking contribution to the field of African literature... " -Research in African LiteraturesAnyone with the slightest interest in West African cultures, performance or theatre should immediately rush out and buy this book." -Leeds African Studies BulletinA seminal contribution to the fields of performance studies, cultural studies, and popular culture. " -Margaret DrewalA fine book. The play texts are treasures." -Richard BaumanAfrican 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. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Indiana University Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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