{"product_id":"9783030658359","title":"Transnational Theatre Histories: The Making of the Theatre of Empire (1853-1893)","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTransnational Theatre Histories: The Making of the Theatre of Empire (1853-1893)\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eNicholson, Rashna Darius\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Colonial Public and the Parsi Stage\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive study of the Parsi theatre, colonial South and Southeast Asia’s most influential cultural phenomenon and the precursor of the Indian cinema industry. By providing extensive, unpublished information on its first actors, audiences, production methods, and plays, this book traces how the theatre—which was one of the first in the Indian subcontinent to adopt European stagecraft—transformed into a pan-Asian entertainment industry in the second half of the nineteenth century. Nicholson sheds light on the motivations that led to the development of the popular, commercial theatre movement in Asia through three areas of investigation: the vernacular public sphere, the emergence of competing visions of nationhood, and the narratological function that women served within a continually shifting socio-political order. The book will be of interest to scholars across several disciplines, including cultural history, gender studies, Victorian studies, the sociology of religion, colonialism, and theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Theatre Library Association George Freedley Memorial Award Special Jury Prize. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the TaPRA David Bradby book prize. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinalist for the American Society for Theatre Research Barnard Hewitt Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2021-02-28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030658359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-030-65836-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 328\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45383598211212,"sku":"9783030658359","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030658359.jpg?v=1776697177","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783030658359","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}