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Power and Performance

- Ethnographic Explorations Through Proverbial Wisdom and Theater in Shaba, Zaire

About Power and Performance

An examination of traditional proverbs about power. The book presents rehearsal and performance versions of a play which emerged from the author's attempts to track down the meaning of a phrase - ""power is eaten whole"" - which he encountered when he was engaged in fieldwork in Shaha, Zaire.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780299125141
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 320
  • Published:
  • September 29, 1990
  • Dimensions:
  • 233x165x22 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 520 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: November 28, 2024

Description of Power and Performance

An examination of traditional proverbs about power. The book presents rehearsal and performance versions of a play which emerged from the author's attempts to track down the meaning of a phrase - ""power is eaten whole"" - which he encountered when he was engaged in fieldwork in Shaha, Zaire.

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