Paperback / softback | |
May 21, 2007 | |
9780819568373 | |
English | |
240 | |
21 illus. | |
9.00 Inches (US) | |
6.00 Inches (US) | |
.9 Pounds (US) | |
$26.95 USD, £20.95 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
At Home in the World
Bharata Natyam on the Global Stage
About the Author
Reviews
"Original, pioneering, and substantial, At Home in the World is a clear and nuanced historical study of bharata natyam. It fills a long-standing gap in South Asian studies and dance history."—Indira Viswanathan Peterson, David B. Truman Professor of Asian Studies, Mount Holyoke College
"This remarkable book weaves the cultural politics of the twenty-first century through the shifting choreographies and histories of bharata natyam, always keeping the dance, its performers and transformers, at the core."—Helen Thomas, University of the Arts, London
"This is an important book, a highly stimulating read and a true gem..."—Alessandra Lopez Royo, South Asia Research
"This is an important book, a highly stimulating read and a true gem... O'Shea provides a meaningful exposition, without bias, with full awareness of its of its contradictions, of the history of bharatanatyam."—Alessandra Lopez Royo, South Asia Research
Endorsements
"This remarkable book weaves the cultural politics of the twenty-first century through the shifting choreographies and histories of bharata natyam, always keeping the dance, its performers and transformers, at the core."—Helen Thomas, University of the Arts, London
Wesleyan University Press | |
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Paperback / softback | |
May 21, 2007 | |
9780819568373 | |
English | |
240 | |
21 illus. | |
9.00 Inches (US) | |
6.00 Inches (US) | |
.9 Pounds (US) | |
$26.95 USD, £20.95 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
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