Carnival and Power Play and Politics in a Crown Colony /
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| Summary: | XIX, 304 p. 16 illus., 3 illus. in color. text |
| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2018.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2018. |
| Series: | Transnational Theatre Histories,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70656-6 |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Perceptions of Colony and Carnival
- 2. Power and its Historical Framework
- 3. Social Difference and Street Dynamics
- 4. Fancy Dress, Rank and Dignity: Power and Play in Carnival Balls
- 5. ‘The sweet satires that prick where it is needed….’: The Caricature of Power
- 6. Raising the Levels of Street Carnivals – Competitions and Prizes
- 7. Carnival or Carnivals? Political Wrangles Between State, Church and Party
- 8. Politics vs Religion and State – Beyond Carnival and the Carnivalesque
- 9. Carnival as a Transnational Cultural Phenomenon.