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Urban Drama : The Metropolis in Contemporary North American Plays /

Identifying an apprehension about the nature and constitution of urbanism in North American plays, Westgate examines how cities like New York City and Los Angeles became focal points for identity politics and social justice at the end of the twentieth century, and how urban crises inform the dramatu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Westgate, J. Chris (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:
Cultural and Media Studies.
Literature, general.
North American Literature.
Performing Arts.
Theatre History.
Theatre and Performance Studies.
Urban Studies/Sociology.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Literature.
Performing arts.
Sociology, Urban.
Theater > History.
Theater.
America > Literatures.
Electronic books.
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Summary:Identifying an apprehension about the nature and constitution of urbanism in North American plays, Westgate examines how cities like New York City and Los Angeles became focal points for identity politics and social justice at the end of the twentieth century, and how urban crises inform the dramaturgy of contemporary playwrights.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 239 pages)
ISBN:9780230119581
DOI:10.1057/9780230119581