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Spectacles of Reform : Theater and Activism in Nineteenth-Century America /

Explores how and why spectacle is a crucial component of the reform apparatus and a defining characteristic of American activism in general, whether highly organized or quietly quotidian. It advocates for a consideration of spectacle as methodology : a unique system of communication, employed in myr...

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Autor principal: Hughes, Amy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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