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The Dynamics of Form and Content in Post-Maoist Theater

Xiaomei Chen

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Prologue 1
Chapter one: Introduction 17
Chapter two: Operatic Revolutions 73
Chapter three: Family, Village, Nation/State, and the Third World 123
Chapter four: Audience, Applause, and Actor 159
Chapter five: Performing Tiananmen 195
Chapter six: A Stage of Their Own 235
Chapter seven: From Discontented Mother to Woman Warrior 261
Chapter eight: A Stage in Search of a Tradition 291
Appendix 331
Notes 339
Glossary 399
Bibliography 409
Index 439

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Prologue 1
Chapter one: Introduction 17
Chapter two: Operatic Revolutions 73
Chapter three: Family, Village, Nation/State, and the Third World 123
Chapter four: Audience, Applause, and Actor 159
Chapter five: Performing Tiananmen 195
Chapter six: A Stage of Their Own 235
Chapter seven: From Discontented Mother to Woman Warrior 261
Chapter eight: A Stage in Search of a Tradition 291
Appendix 331
Notes 339
Glossary 399
Bibliography 409
Index 439

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