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Ten Lectures on Theories of the Dance
Drid Williams
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Description for Ten Lectures on Theories of the Dance
Hardback. This book aims to clear some of the intellectual underbrush that tends to accumulate in neglected fields of academic study, and it will be especially useful to people who are interested in the anthropology of dance and human movement. Num Pages: 441 pages, Illustrations, plans, transparencies, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 30. Weight in Grams: 662.
We like to think that stereotypes about 'the dance,' 'dancers,' and 'dancing' are not as prevalent as they were in the 19th century, but is this true? Theories of the dance_unlike sport, signing, martial arts, and rituals_are trivialized and vitiated by an astonishing number of outdated ideas. This book aims to clear some of the intellectual underbrush that tends to accumulate in neglected fields of academic study, and it will be especially useful to people who are interested in the anthropology of the dance and human movement.
We like to think that stereotypes about 'the dance,' 'dancers,' and 'dancing' are not as prevalent as they were in the 19th century, but is this true? Theories of the dance_unlike sport, signing, martial arts, and rituals_are trivialized and vitiated by an astonishing number of outdated ideas. This book aims to clear some of the intellectual underbrush that tends to accumulate in neglected fields of academic study, and it will be especially useful to people who are interested in the anthropology of the dance and human movement.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
441
Condition
New
Number of Pages
441
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810822191
SKU
V9780810822191
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99-15
About Drid Williams
Drid Williams (Dip. Soc. Anth., B.Litt., D.Phil., Oxford), senior lecturer, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya and previously lecturer at Sydney University in Australia, has written numerous papers about human movement studies and first taught the subject at New York University. She is Senior Editor of the Journal for the Anthropological Study of Human Movement (JASHM) and has recently received grants from ... Read more
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