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Dance and Authoritarianism: These Boots Are Made for Dancing New edition
Anthony Shay
Dance and Authoritarianism: These Boots Are Made for Dancing New edition
Anthony Shay
How dance and mass movement are used as a political tool by political regimes, especially authoritarian governments, as a way of showing symbolic mass support for the regime. Such regimes require spectacle to present them as protectors of the ethnic and national identities of their subjects, represented by the costumed folk dancers. 18 b/w illus.
312 pages, 1 Frontispiece; 18 Halftones, black and white
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 26, 2021 |
ISBN13 | 9781789383522 |
Publishers | Intellect |
Pages | 312 |
Dimensions | 170 × 245 × 23 mm · 646 g |