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Alien Bodies: Representations of Modernity,
Alien Bodies Representations of Modernity Race and Nation in Early Modern Dance
Author: Ramsay Burt
Blurring the conventional distinction between modern dance and ballet, African American dance, gymnastics and dancing as popular entertainment, Alien Bodies looks at the way the dance of the 1920s and 1930s mediated the experience of modernity. Through an examination of work by key dancers and choreographers including Josephine Baker, Jean Borli...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780415145947
ISBN-10: 0415145945
Publication Date: 3/26/1998
Pages: 222
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Publisher: Routledge
Book Type: Hardcover
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