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West African Popular Theatre (Drama and Performance Studies)
by Karin Barber ; John Collins ; Alain Ricard
Binding: Paperback, 312 pages
Publisher: Indiana University Press
List Price: USD $19.95
Weight: 115
Dimension: H: 0.87 x L: 9.16 x W: 6.27 inches
ISBN 10: 0253210771
ISBN 13: 9780253210777
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<P>'... a ground breaking contribution to the field of African literature... ' Research in African Literatures</P><P>'Anyone with the slightest interest in West African cultures, performance or theatre should immediately rush out and buy this book.' Leeds African Studies Bulletin</P><P>'A seminal contribution to the fields of performance studies, cultural studies, and popular culture. ' Margaret Drewal</P><P>'A fine book. The play texts are treasures.' Richard Bauman</P><P>African popular culture is an arena where the tensions and transformations of colonial and post colonial society are played out, offering us a glimpse of the view from below in Africa. This book offers a comparative overview of the history, social context, and style of three major West African popular theatre genres: the concert party of Ghana, the concert party of Togo, and the traveling popular theatre of western Nigeria.</P>

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