The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 5: Asia/PacificKatherine Brisbane, Ravi Chaturvedi, Ramendu Majumdar, Chua Soo Pong, Minoru Tanokura This volume featrues over 250,000 words and more than 125 photographs identifying and defining theatre in more than 30 countries from India to Uzbekistan, from Thailand to New Zealand and featuring extensive documentation on contemporary Chinese, Japanese, Indian and Australian theatre. |
Contents
AN INTRODUCTION OF NATIONS AND THEIR THEATRES | 3 |
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC | 13 |
ENCOUNTERS WITH TRADITION | 21 |
ASIAN IDENTITY AND MODERN THEATRE | 31 |
HISTORY AND HOMOGENIZATION | 34 |
TOUCHING THE SACRED ROOTS | 40 |
THE NATIONS AND THEIR THEATRES | 45 |
FURTHER READING | 582 |
INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE | 586 |
WRITERS AND NATIONAL EDITORIAL COMMITTEES | 593 |
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Asia, Pacific Chua Soo Pong,Don Rubin,Ravi Chaturvedi,Ramendu Majumdar,Minoru Tanokura,Katherine Brisbane No preview available - 1998 |
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