Indian modern dance, feminism and transnationalism / Prarthana Purkayastha.
Indian modern dance, feminism and transnationalism / Prarthana Purkayastha.
Indian modern dance, feminism and transnationalism / Prarthana Purkayastha.
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
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G 2015/31
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 216 pages ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- 1. Rabindranath Tagore and Eclecticism in Twentieth Century Indian Dance -- 2. Uday Shankar and the Performance of Alterity in Indian Dance -- 3. Shanti Bardhan and Dance as Protest -- 4. Manjusri Chaki Sircar and Feminist New Dance -- 5. Ranjabati Sircar and the Politics of Identity...
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Publisher
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2014.
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Summary
"Indian Modern Dance, Feminism and Transnationalism examines modern dance in India as it emerged simultaneously and in parallel with European and North American modernism in the twentieth century. Through rare archival photographs and interviews with artists, this volume charts the travels and movements over a hundred-year period (1900-2000) of fiv...
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Indian modern dance, feminism and transnationalism / Prarthana Purkayastha.
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New world choreographies.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2015/31
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74VKJ0VdRbGA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJ0VdRbGA
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ISBN
1137375167 (hardback)
9781137375162 (hardback)
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792.8/0954
MMS ID
991022309669702626
