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Theatre & nation /

Holdsworth, Nadine.

Theatre & nation / Theatre and nation Theater and nation Nadine Holdsworth. - Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. - xi, 89 p. ; 18 cm. - Theatre& . - Theatre&. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nation, national identity and nationalism -- National theatres and state-of-the nation plays -- Nations under duress -- National iconography -- Cosmopolitanism : beyond the nation.

"Throughout the history of the nation-state, theatre has contributed to the construction and reappraisal of the nation and national identities. This book argues that ideas of the nation are constantly in flux and explores the way theatre engages with such changes according to different geographical, political, economic, social and cultural climates"--

ISBN: 9780230218710 0230218717

LCCN: 2010023890

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB039186 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015510662 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
National characteristics in the theater.
Theater and state.
Theater--Political aspects.
Theater and society.
Drama--History and criticism.
National characteristics in literature.
Nationalism in literature.

LC Class. No.: PN2042 / .H55 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 306.4/84