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Offers a unique and fascinating focus on a rarely investigated subject
Explores traditional as well as modern conceptions of Chinese opera on stage
Proposes how Chinese theatre in London has been used as a foil for better understanding British theatrical practice
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Keywords
- British theatre
- Chinese theatre
- Xiqu
- Chinese music drama
- London theatre
- xiju
- Peking opera
- British empire
- Edward Said's Orientalism
- The Orphan of Zhao
- The Circle of Chalk
- Lady Precious Stream
- transnational stereotypes
- sinology
- Sino-British relations
- international relations
- cultural diplomacy
- foreign policy
- Cultural Revolution
- Beijing Olympics
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Authors and Affiliations
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Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom
Ashley Thorpe
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Performing China on the London Stage
Book Subtitle: Chinese Opera and Global Power, 1759–2008
Authors: Ashley Thorpe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59786-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-59785-4Published: 06 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95581-7Published: 27 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-59786-1Published: 21 September 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 263
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Theatre and Performance Studies, Music, Cultural History, Asian Culture