Description |
xvii, 230 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-222) and index. |
Contents |
The variable conditions and meanings of patronage -- The search for international recognition -- Peking opera in the service of state ideology -- The state regulation of repertoire -- The consequences of exile, the challenges of contact -- The musical legacy of isolation, the shock of reunification -- Democratization and the dismantling of "national opera." |
Summary |
"Peking Opera and Politics in Taiwan tells the story of an art caught in a sea of ideological ebbs and flows. Nancy Guy demonstrates the potential significance of the political environment for an art form's development, ranging from determining the smallest performative details (such as how a melody can or cannot be composed) to whether a tradition ultimately thrives or withers away." "Nancy Guy investigates the mechanisms through which Peking opera was perpetuated, controlled, and ultimately disempowered, and explores the artistic and political consequences of the state's involvement as its primary patron. Her study provides a unique perspective on the interplay between ideology and power within Taiwan's dynamic society."--BOOK JACKET. |
Subject |
Operas, Chinese -- Political aspects -- Taiwan.
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Operas, Chinese -- Political aspects. |
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Taiwan. |
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Operas, Chinese. |
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Operas, Chinese -- Taiwan -- History and criticism.
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Opéras chinois -- Taiwan -- Aspect politique. |
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Opéras chinois -- Taiwan -- Histoire et critique. |
ISBN |
0252029739 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780252029738 cloth alkaline paper |
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