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- catalog abstract ""One of the first Western studies of Indian theater to link the aesthetics and the politics of that theater, Acts of Authority/Acts of Resistance combines in-depth archival research with close readings of dramatic texts performed at critical moments in history. Each chapter amplifies its themes against the backdrop of specific social conditions as it examines particular dramatic productions, from The Indigo Mirror to adaptations of Shakespeare plays by Indian theater companies, illustrating the role of theater in bringing nationalist, anticolonial, and gendered struggles into the public sphere."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Project Muse UPCC books net".
- catalog contributor b13307016.
- catalog created "2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
- catalog description ""One of the first Western studies of Indian theater to link the aesthetics and the politics of that theater, Acts of Authority/Acts of Resistance combines in-depth archival research with close readings of dramatic texts performed at critical moments in history. Each chapter amplifies its themes against the backdrop of specific social conditions as it examines particular dramatic productions, from The Indigo Mirror to adaptations of Shakespeare plays by Indian theater companies, illustrating the role of theater in bringing nationalist, anticolonial, and gendered struggles into the public sphere."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The theoretical-historical context -- Censorship and the politics of nationalist drama -- Multiple mediations of 'Shakespeare' -- Performance and protest in the Indian People's Theatre Association -- Colonial history and postcolonial interventions : staging the 1857 mutiny as 'The great rebellion' in Utpal Dutt's Mahavidroha -- Bringing women's struggles to the streets in postcolonial India -- Appendix : A bill to empower the government to prohibit certain dramatic performances.".
- catalog extent "vi, 206 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Acts of authority, acts of resistance.".
- catalog identifier "0472112635".
- catalog isFormatOf "Acts of authority, acts of resistance.".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press,".
- catalog relation "Acts of authority, acts of resistance.".
- catalog spatial "India".
- catalog spatial "India.".
- catalog subject "PN2883 .B43 2004".
- catalog subject "Protest movements India History.".
- catalog subject "Theater India History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Theater Political aspects India 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Women in the theater India.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The theoretical-historical context -- Censorship and the politics of nationalist drama -- Multiple mediations of 'Shakespeare' -- Performance and protest in the Indian People's Theatre Association -- Colonial history and postcolonial interventions : staging the 1857 mutiny as 'The great rebellion' in Utpal Dutt's Mahavidroha -- Bringing women's struggles to the streets in postcolonial India -- Appendix : A bill to empower the government to prohibit certain dramatic performances.".
- catalog title "Acts of authority, acts of resistance : theater and politics in colonial and postcolonial India / Nandi Bhatia.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".