"Exciting and fascinating, this reference work succeeds in its goal of bringing "joy as well as enlightenment" about all forms of dance in all countries of the world. An extremely useful synoptic outline of contents" with nine sections (including "Ritual and Religion" and "Popular Entertainment") enables the user to explore dance in its cultural and social aspects, while topical essays complement the 2,000-plus entries. Heavily illustrated with black-and-white photographs, the encyclopedia captures the fluid movement of ...
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"Exciting and fascinating, this reference work succeeds in its goal of bringing "joy as well as enlightenment" about all forms of dance in all countries of the world. An extremely useful synoptic outline of contents" with nine sections (including "Ritual and Religion" and "Popular Entertainment") enables the user to explore dance in its cultural and social aspects, while topical essays complement the 2,000-plus entries. Heavily illustrated with black-and-white photographs, the encyclopedia captures the fluid movement of dance; with its depth and scope, this outstanding work has carved a well-deserved niche."--"Outstanding Reference Sources: the 1999 Selection of New Titles," American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.
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Add this copy of International Encyclopedia of Dance to cart. $601.37, new condition, Sold by Kennys.ie rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, IRELAND, published 2004 by Oxford University Press, USA.
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New. Documents dance around the world and throughout history. This book's coverage includes theatrical, ritual dance-drama, folk, traditional, ethnic, and social dance. Historical and cultural overviews of nations appear along with articles on dance forms, music, costumes, performances, biographies of dancers and choreographers. Editor(s): Dance Perspectives Foundation Inc.; Cohen, Selma Jeanne. Num Pages: 4048 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: ASD; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 255 x 240. Weight in Grams: 12000. 2004. 0th Edition. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
