Post-colonial drama : theory, practice, politics / Helen Gilbert and Joanne Tompkins
| Author(s): | Gilbert, Helen, 1956- |
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| Subjects: | English drama--Foreign countries--History and criticism Politics and literature--Commonwealth countries--History--20th century Commonwealth drama (English)--History and criticism Political plays, English--History and criticism Decolonization in literature Imperialism in literature Colonies in literature |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | London ; New York : Routledge, 1996 |
| LC Classification: | P, PR |
| Table of Contents: | List of illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Re-Acting (To) Empire 1 1. Re-Citing the Classics: Canonical Counter-Discourse 15 2. Traditional Enactments: Ritual and Carnival 53 3. Post-Colonial Histories 106 4. The Languages of Resistance 164 5. Body Politics 203 6. Neo-Imperialisms 256 A Provisional Conclusion 294 Bibliography 298 Index 335 |
| Additional Authors: | Tompkins, Joanne, 1961- |
| Notes: | LCCN: 95039168 ISBN: 0415090237 (alk. paper) ISBN: 0415090245 (alk. paper) Includes bibliographical references (p. 298-334) and index |
| Physical Description: | ix, 344 p. : ill. ; 23 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 33243548 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0415090237 0415090245 |