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Paperback. With its impassioned plays, inspired activism and outspoken artists, the theatre has long provided a venue for promoting and practising human rights; but is this always to the good? Drawing on an international range of examples, this short, sharp and timely book examines the theatre's support for - and challenges to - human rights today. Series: Theatre and. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: AN; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 111 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205246
- ISBN
- 9780230205246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.80
€ 13.80
Hardcover. This volume investigates the rise of human rights discourses manifested in the global spectrum of theatre and performance since 1945. Essays address topics such as disability, discrimination indigenous rights, torture, gender violence, genocide and elder abuse. Editor(s): Morin, Emilie; Luckhurst, Mary. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; AN; JPVH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137362292
- ISBN
- 9781137362292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.98
€ 139.98
Paperback. Theatre and Performance in the Asia-Pacific is an innovative study of contemporary theatre and performance within the framework of modernity in the Asia-Pacific. It is an analysis of the theatrical imaginative as it manifests in theatre and performance in Australia, Indonesia, Japan and Singapore. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; ASD; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349349524
- ISBN
- 9781349349524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.87
€ 61.87
Paperback. Keheller explores the relationship between theatre and politics, challenging some of the assumptions that often arise when they are brought together. The book engages with both a broad range of key theoretical material from Plato to Ranciere, and theatrical examples from Shakespeare and his adaptors through Peter Handke to debbie tucker green. Series: Theatre and. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: AN; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 76.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205239
- ISBN
- 9780230205239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.18
€ 10.18
Paperback. The theatre has always been a place where conceptions of race and racism have been staged, shared and perpetuated. Harvey Young introduces key ideas about race, before tracing its relationship with theatre and performance - from Ancient Athens to the present day. Series: Theatre and. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: AN; JFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 113 x 178 x 6. Weight in Grams: 72.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 88
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230390966
- ISBN
- 9780230390966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.26
€ 11.26
Hardcover. A new publication from the award-winning director and playwright. Num Pages: 71 pages. BIC Classification: AN; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 71
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840028768
- ISBN
- 9781840028768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Hardcover. How has the media since the First Gulf War altered political analysis and how has this alteration has in turn affected socially-critical art? Colleran examines more than forty plays, many written in direct response to the 1991 war in Iraq as well as to the 9/11 attacks and the retaliatory actions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Series: What is Theatre?. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; 3JM; AN; DSBH; DSG; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137006295
- ISBN
- 9781137006295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 44.06
€ 54.99
€ 44.06
Paperback. How has the media since the First Gulf War altered political analysis and how has this alteration has in turn affected socially-critical art? Colleran examines more than forty plays, many written in direct response to the 1991 war in Iraq as well as to the 9/11 attacks and the retaliatory actions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Series: What is Theatre?. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS; D; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349434992
- ISBN
- 9781349434992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 44.11
€ 54.99
€ 44.11
Hardback. Editor(s): Balfour, Prof. Michael. BIC Classification: AN; HB; JP; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571817624
- ISBN
- 9781571817624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.55
€ 151.55
Paperback. Takes you on a journey into the dual territory of educational and theatrical settings. This book advances the knowledge in these settings by touching upon provocative questions, by dealing with the limitations and challenging the various possibilities of theatre for young people. Series: Landscapes: The Arts, Aesthetics and Education. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402044380
- ISBN
- 9781402044380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.43
€ 123.43
paperback. An examination of the political and aesthetic consequences of culture meeting at the crossroads of theatre, which looks in depth at such works as Brook's "Mahabharata", Cixous/Mnouchkine's "Indiande" and Barba's "Faust". Num Pages: 228 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415060387
- ISBN
- 9780415060387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.48
€ 59.48
Hardback. This exploration of the wide variety of censorship that has shaped theatrical performance in twentieth and twenty-first century Britain examines the unpredictable outcomes of censorship, deep-seated anxieties about the performative influence of the stage, and the complex questions raised by acts of theatrical censorship. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG; JFCA; JFMD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223783
- ISBN
- 9780230223783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. Each chapter of this book presents a different marginalized community and explores how it appropriates theatre for its own needs, which are often at odds with those of the powerful sponsoring organisations. This fresh approach to the topic provides the reader with an innovative, critical way of studying community theatre. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230555198
- ISBN
- 9780230555198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AN; JN; YQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472591487
- ISBN
- 9781472591487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.49€ 114.88
€ 129.49
€ 114.88
Paperback. This uniquebook examines theatre practice that takes place within a range of health and care settings from medical training to advocacy projects for service users. Drawing on a range of case studies, the book provides insights into working practices as well as posing critical questions in relation to the field." Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AP; AS; JHB; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349546053
- ISBN
- 9781349546053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.79
€ 62.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; AS; JFC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349451043
- ISBN
- 9781349451043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.67
€ 130.67
Hardback. Theatre of Good Intentions examines limitations of theatre in the creation of social and political change. This book looks at some of the reasons why achieving such goals is hard; examining what theatre can and can't do. It examines a range of applied and political theatre case studies, focusing on theatre's impact on participants and spectators. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137293022
- ISBN
- 9781137293022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.71
€ 118.71
Paperback. Theatre of the Real interrogates theatre's representation of real events. In the works discussed here the self, society, and politics are deeply connected to the development of a new performance theory and the invention of theatrical techniques. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137522825
- ISBN
- 9781137522825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.93
€ 117.93
Hardback. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; AN; ASDL; AVGC9; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403975188
- ISBN
- 9781403975188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.28
€ 62.28
Hardcover. How might theatre intervene in violent inter-ethnic conflicts? This book addresses this question through detailed case studies in the Balkans and the Middle East, showing how theatrical facilitations model ways that ethnic oppositions can move towards ethical relationships. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 235 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW3; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230005396
- ISBN
- 9780230005396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54