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Pacific Performances : Theatricality and Cross-Cultural Encounter in the South Seas /

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This new study explores the history of cross-cultural performative encounters in the Pacific from the Eighteenth century to the present. It examines Western theatrical representations of Pacific cultures and investigates how Pacific Islanders used their own cultural performances to negotiate the col...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Balme, Christopher B. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Series:Studies in international performance.
Subjects:
Cultural and Media Studies.
Literature, general.
Theatre History.
Theatre and Performance Studies.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Literature.
Theater > History.
Theater.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This new study explores the history of cross-cultural performative encounters in the Pacific from the Eighteenth century to the present. It examines Western theatrical representations of Pacific cultures and investigates how Pacific Islanders used their own cultural performances to negotiate the colonial situation.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIV, 256 pages)
ISBN:9780230599536
DOI:10.1057/9780230599536