About this title: "Dancing Modernism/Performing Politics" is a revisionary account of the evolution of "modern dance." Questioning the common notion that the dancing image reflects a relation of dance to culture, Mark Franko calls for a historicization of aesthetics that considers the often-ignored political dimension of expressive action. Employing an interdisciplinary approach to dance analysis, Franko draws from performance studies, feminist studies, and cultural theory to study modern dance in relation to sexual, class, and modernist politics, ranging from Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, and Merce ...
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Description: Fine. Near Fine or Fine condition, new looking copy, no creases in spine, no slant, tight clean unmarked, 190 bright white pages, read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780253209474ISBN:0253209471
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 208 p. Audience: General/trade. paperback, new book, excellent condition! in3 read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780253209474ISBN:0253209471
Description: Very Good. Collectible. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xiv, 190 pp., illus., biblio., index; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. Light shelfwear. "A revisionary account of the evolution of 'modern dance' in which Mark Franko calls for a historicization of aesthetics that considers the often-ignored political dimension of expressive action. Includes an appendix of articles of left-wing dance theory, which flourished during the 1930s. / MARK FRANKO is Associate Professor on the Theater Arts Board of Studies at the ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780253324320ISBN:0253324327
Description: Near Fine with no dust jacket. 0253324327. Black cloth boards are a little warped. Pages are clean and crisp, binding is tight; book appears unread. 8vo-8" to 9" tall. read more
Description: Good. 0253209471 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: INDIANA UNIV PR
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780253209474ISBN:0253209471
Description: New. .". almost every page offers provocative commentary on the aesthetics and politics of modern dance. "--Signs..". [an] important step...in the ineluctable dance by postmodern historians across a bridge that spans the gaps among disciplines, betwee... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Date Published: 1995-07
ISBN-13:9780253324320ISBN:0253324327
Description: Like New in Like New jacket. Like new except for the following. The front and back covers are slightly worn. Satisfaction guaranteed. USPS tracking included at no additional charge. read more
Binding: Trade pb
Publisher: Indiana University Press, Bloomington
Date Published: c1995
ISBN-13:9780253209474ISBN:0253209471
Description: Fine. No dust jacket, as issued. First printing. (pbk. : alk. paper) xiv, 190 p. : ill.; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [178]-188) and index. read more
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