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The challenge of world theatre history /

The future of theatre history studies requires consideration of theatre as a global phenomenon. The Challenge of World Theatre History offers the first full-scale argument for abandoning an obsolete and parochial Eurocentric approach to theatre history in favor of a more global perspective. This boo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tillis, Steve (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]
Subjects:
Theater > History.
Theater and globalization.
Theater.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Chapter 1: The Case Against World Theatre History
  • 3. Chapter 2. The Fallacies of the Standard Western Approach
  • 4. Chapter 3. Theatrical Events and Theatre Forms
  • 5. Chapter 4. The Geography of World Theatre History
  • 6. Chapter 5. The Long View of World Theatre History
  • 7. Chapter 6. Continuity and Change in World Theatre History
  • 8. Chapter 7. The Periodicity of World Theatre History.