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001 2011047904
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008 111129s2011 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011047904
020 $a9780230278745 (hardback)
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050 00 $aPN3000.N67$bA45 2012
082 00 $a792.0961$223
084 $aPER011020$aPER011000$aPER000000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aAmīn, Khālid.
245 10 $aThe theatres of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia :$bperformance traditions of the Maghreb /$cKhalid Amine and Marvin Carlson.
246 30 $aTheaters of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia
260 $aHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;$aNew York :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2011.
263 $a1201
300 $ap. cm.
520 $a"Modern international studies of world theatre and drama have begun to acknowledge the Arab world only after the contributions of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Within the Arab world, the contributions of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco to modern drama and to post-colonial expression remain especially neglected, a problem that this book addresses"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- PART I: THE PRE-COLONIAL MAGHREB -- The Roman Maghreb -- Orature -- The Halqa -- Shadow Plays and Costumed Performers -- Carnival and Ritual Performance -- PART II: COLONIAL THEATRE IN THE MAGHREB -- Nineteenth Century European Theatres -- The First Arab Performances -- The Developing Maghreb Stage -- The Theatre of Resistance -- Islam and the Colonial Stage -- From the Second World War to Independence -- PART III: POST COLONIAL THEATRE IN THE MAGHREB -- The Early Theatres of Independence, 1956-1970 -- Developing National Traditions, 1970-1990 -- Entering a New Century, 1990-2010 -- Conclusion.
650 0 $aTheater$zAfrica, North$xHistory.
650 0 $aPerforming arts$zAfrica, North$xHistory.
650 0 $aArabic drama$zAfrica, North$xHistory and criticism.
650 7 $aPERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aCarlson, Marvin A.,$d1935-
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/745/9780230278745/image/lgcover.9780230278745.jpg