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  1. The theatre of empire
    frontier performances in America, 1750-1860
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  Pickering & Chatto, London [u.a.]

    Focusing on the years between 1750 and 1860, this study follows the creation and perpetuation of an imperial culture, from the London metropole to the Great Plains more

    Universitätsbibliothek Kiel, Zentralbibliothek
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    Focusing on the years between 1750 and 1860, this study follows the creation and perpetuation of an imperial culture, from the London metropole to the Great Plains

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781848930285; 1282640380; 9781282640382; 9781848930278
    RVK Categories: HS 1780 ; HT 1780
    Series: Empires in perspective ; 13
    Subjects: Theater in propaganda; Theater in propaganda; Imperialism in popular culture; Imperialism in popular culture; Performing arts; Performing arts
    Scope: Online-Ressource (X, 235 S.)
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-233) and index

    Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

    Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. 'Glory and Commerce' at the 'Edge of the Woods'; 2. The Corn Mother and 'Rising Glory'; 3. Performing Thunderbirds and Happy Indians; 4. The Circus, the Theatre and the Frontier; 5. Colonizing Folk Culture; 6. Evening Star Medicine meets Uncle Tom; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index;