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West African popular theatre

Barber, Karin 1949- (Author). Collins, John, 1944- (Added Author). Ricard, Alain, 1945- (Added Author).

Summary: "... A ground-breaking contribution to the field of African literature... " 'Research in African Literatures "Anyone with the slightest interest in West African cultures, performance or theatre should immediately rush out and buy this book." 'Leeds African Studies Bulletin "A seminal contribution to the fields of performance studies, cultural studies, and popular culture. " 'Margaret Drewal "A fine book. The play texts are treasures." 'Richard Bauman 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.

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ISBN: 9780852552452
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ISBN: 9780253332042
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Physical Description: 1 online resource (xix, 285 pages) : illustrations, map.
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Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press : James Currey, �1997.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:september.21 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Three West African popular theatre forms : a social history / Karin Barber, John Collins, Alain Ricard -- The jaguar jokers and Orphan do not glance / John Collins -- Concert party in Lom�e and The African girl from Paris / Alain Ricard -- The �Ed�a Theatre and The secret is out / Karin Barber.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.