The Theatre of Empire: Frontier Performances in America, 1750–1860
Author:   Douglas S Harvey
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Volume:   No. 13
ISBN:  

9781848930278


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 July 2010
Format:   Hardback
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The Theatre of Empire: Frontier Performances in America, 1750–1860


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Focusing on the years between 1750 and 1860, this study follows the creation and perpetuation of an imperial culture, from the London metropole to the Great Plains.

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Author:   Douglas S Harvey
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
Volume:   No. 13
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9781848930278


ISBN 10:   1848930275
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 July 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 ‘Glory and Commerce’ at the ‘Edge of the Woods’; Chapter 2 The Corn Mother and ‘Rising Glory’; Chapter 3 Performing Thunderbirds and Happy Indians; Chapter 4 The Circus, the Theatre and the Frontier; Chapter 5 Colonizing Folk Culture; Chapter 6 Evening Star Medicine Meets Uncle Tom; Chapter 7 Conclusion;

Reviews

'This study suggests new ways to combine familiar histories that have often been kept separate, and Harvey's work may encourage scholars of both Native American and Euro-American history to rethink performance culture as a vehicle for imperial transformation.' Journal of American Studies


'... this study suggests new ways to combine familiar histories that have often been kept separate, and Harvey's work may encourage scholars of both Native American and Euro-American history to rethink performance culture as a vehicle for imperial transformation.' Journal of American Studies


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