Dancing from Past to Present

Dancing from Past to Present
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Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Total Pages : 262
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ISBN-10 : 9780299218539
ISBN-13 : 0299218538
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Book Synopsis Dancing from Past to Present by : Theresa Jill Buckland

Download or read book Dancing from Past to Present written by Theresa Jill Buckland and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2007-03-19 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking collection combines ethnographic and historic strategies to reveal how dance plays crucial cultural roles in various regions of the world, including Tonga, Java, Bosnia-Herzegovina, New Mexico, India, Korea, Macedonia, and England. The essays find a balance between past and present and examine how dance and bodily practices are core identity and cultural creators. Reaching beyond the typically Eurocentric view of dance, Dancing from Past to Present opens a world of debate over the role dance plays in forming and expressing cultural identities around the world.


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