Theatre, Globalization and the Cold War (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)

This book examines how the Cold War had a far-reaching impact on theatre by presenting a range of current scholarship on the topic from scholars from a dozen countries. They represent in turn a variety of perspectives, methodologies and theatrical genres, including not only Bertolt Brecht, Jerzy Grotowski and Peter Brook, but also Polish folk-dancing, documentary theatre and opera production. The contributions demonstrate that there was much more at stake and a much larger investment of ideological and economic capital than a simple dichotomy between East versus West or socialism versus capitalism might suggest. Culture, and theatrical culture in particular with its high degree of representational power, was recognized as an important medium in the ideological struggles that characterize this epoch. Most importantly, the volume explores how theatre can be reconceptualized in terms of transnational or even global processes which, it will be argued, were an integral part of Cold War rivalries.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Transnational Theatre Histories
Release date:	August 2018
First published:	2017
Editors:	Christopher B. Balme • Berenika Szymanski-Dull
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	350
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-83895-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of other lands Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > History > History of other lands Books > History > World history > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-83895-4
Barcode:	9783319838953

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