Political Performance in Syria
Edward Ziter
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Description for Political Performance in Syria
Paperback. Political Performance in Syria, charts the history of a theatre that has sought the expansion of civil society and imagined alternate political realities. In doing so, the manuscript situates the current use of performance and theatre by artists of the Syrian Revolution within a long history of political contestation. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; AS; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 349.
Political Performance in Syria, charts the history of a theatre that has sought the expansion of civil society and imagined alternate political realities. In doing so, the manuscript situates the current use of performance and theatre by artists of the Syrian Revolution within a long history of political contestation.
Political Performance in Syria, charts the history of a theatre that has sought the expansion of civil society and imagined alternate political realities. In doing so, the manuscript situates the current use of performance and theatre by artists of the Syrian Revolution within a long history of political contestation.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
Series
Studies in International Performance
Number of Pages
259
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349471416
SKU
V9781349471416
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Ref
99-15
About Edward Ziter
Edward Ziter is Associate Professor of Theatre History and Chair of the Department of Drama at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, USA. He is author of The Orient on the Victorian Stage and articles in Theatre Research International, TDR, Theatre Journal, Theatre Survey, The Wordsworth Circle, and numerous anthologies.
Reviews for Political Performance in Syria
“Ziter has done a service to students and scholars of theatre who would like to know more about the stories they see on the news and the relationship of art to the civil war. Though this is only one frame through which to view the range of performance traditions in Syria, it is a timely one and one that deserves ... Read more