Liberal Lives and Activist Repertoires - Political Performance and Victorian Social Reform (Hardcover)

This ambitious study traces the strategies of human rights activists to show how world-changing reform movements were shaped by women and men from modest backgrounds who were deeply attuned to the power of performance. Tracy C. Davis explores nineteenth-century reform campaigns through the pioneering work of a family of activists – prominent anti-slavery lecturer George Thompson, his daughter Amelia (the first female theatre and music critic for a British daily newspaper) and her husband, the political organizer Frederick Chesson. Engaging in some of the most important social struggles of the late Georgian and Victorian periods – including abolition, enfranchisement, and anti-genocide - this book reveals how two generations' insights into performance consolidated into activist tactics that persist today. Characterised by a skilful deployment of performance theory alongside deep and wide-ranging historical knowledge, this ground-breaking work demonstrates what 'dramaturgy' can teach us about 'history'.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2023
Authors:	Tracy C. Davis
Dimensions:	237 x 161 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-00-929753-0
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	1-00-929753-8
Barcode:	9781009297530

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