Ruling the Stage: Social and Cultural History of Opera in Sichuan from the Qing to the People's Republic of China

Ruling the Stage: Social and Cultural History of Opera in Sichuan from the Qing to the People's Republic of China
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 367
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ISBN-10 : 9789004519398
ISBN-13 : 9004519394
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Download or read book Ruling the Stage: Social and Cultural History of Opera in Sichuan from the Qing to the People's Republic of China written by Igor Iwo Chabrowski and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-06-08 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Igor Chabrowski analyses the history of the development of opera in Sichuan, arguing that opera serves as a microcosm of the profoundtransformation of modern Chinese culture between the 18th century and 1950s.


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