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Bodies in dissent : spectacular performances of race and freedom, 1850-1910 /

Highlighting the connections between performance & construction of racial identities, this work argues that from the mid 19th century to the early 20th, black transatlantic entertainers often transformed the alienating conditions of social & political marginalisation into modes of self-actua...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brooks, Daphne (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2006
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Highlighting the connections between performance & construction of racial identities, this work argues that from the mid 19th century to the early 20th, black transatlantic entertainers often transformed the alienating conditions of social & political marginalisation into modes of self-actualisation through performance
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 475 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-453) and index
ISBN:9780822387558
0822387557
0822337223
9780822337225