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Economy of Identities in Traditional Chinese Theatre

Economy of Identities in Traditional Chinese Theatre

Hardcover

AnthropologyGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesTechnical Theater

ISBN10: 9819774624
ISBN13: 9789819774623
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Nov 19 2024
Pages: 226
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English

The book is intended to become a useful reference for theatre people who need China knowledge. Its central questions are: how is traditional Chinese theatre (Chinese opera, i.e. xiqu) embedded in contemporary Chinese society? What identities are created through theatre? And, most importantly: how are these identities related to one another to form a complex economy of identities? An insight is offered into the traditional Chinese theatre system composed of over three hundred theatre types vying for recognition in a complex relational network. Understanding how this relationality works might also shed light on the functioning of other fields in the current socio-cultural complex of China.

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