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An examination of how China is dealing with environmental problems and challenges, and of its successes, failures and dilemmas, this title shows how environmental policy, politics and governance are core issues posed

This is the first book to analyse the different applications and uses of the Internet in Japan. It looks at the development of the Internet in Japan, the online dynamics of Japanese

Collaborative Theatre combines critical and historical essays by theatre scholars from around the world with the writings of and interviews with members of le Theatre du Soleil, past and present.

This triple biography encompasses the Christensen brothers' Mormon pioneer heritage, the circumstances that led them to enter vaudeville with a ballet act, and the rise and fall, especially in the American West,

This exciting collection of classic writings explores a wide range of types of performance and theatre from all over Africa. It is essential reading for all those interested in performance in rural

A wide range of performing arts and practices of the Asian diasporas across the world are examined by scholars of Asian studies, theatre studies, anthropology, cultural studies, dance ethnology and ethnomusicology.

Because I Tell a Joke or Two explores the complex relationship between comedy and the social differences of class, region, age, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and nationhood.

The role of the mass media in the world of politcs has become increasingly influential and controversial. This book traces the origins and development of this phenomena, basing discussion on critiques of

The British "New Wave" of dramatists, actors and directors in the late 1950s and 1960s created a defining moment in post-war theatre. This introduction to the New Wave, provides historical and cultural

Jim McGuigan discusses cultural policy as a manifestation of cultural politics in the widest sense. He looks at the rise of market reasoning in arts administration, urban regeneration and the arts, heritage

The revised edition of Southeast Asia provides a grounded account of how people in the region are responding to - and being affected by - the changes sweeping through the region.

Robert Sharpe examines fundamental questions about our understanding and appreciation of music, towards a reassessment of the conception of music that has been dominant in Western culture. He focuses on the problem

A study of internationally-acclaimed theatre company, the Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg, and its director, Lev Dodin, this title provides an insight into Dodin's directorial processes and the company's actor training,

This outstanding collection includes key texts by theorists such as Elin Diamond, Peggy Phelan and Lynda Hart and interviews with practitioners including Anna Deveare Smith and Robbie McCauley.

A companion to John Rudlin's "Commedia dell'Arte: A Handbook for Actors", this book covers both the history and professional practice of commedia dell'arte companies from 1568 to the early 21st century. It

This book highlights the many points of contact and conflict about culture and identity that exist between Europe and the Asia Pacific.

This book examines the concept of good governance and how it is applied in the states of the Gulf Co-operation Council.

This well-illustrated book concentrates on textiles as a major commodity, and primary indicator of status, wealth and identity in Indian Ocean regions.

Explores the nature of postmodernism, providing an introduction to key writers in the field such as Lacan, Derrida, Foucault and Lyotard, and examines the impact of this thinking on the contemporary theory

This edited volume considers the ways in which European states and the European Union can and should organize themselves economically and socially in order to address the challenges of sustainable development.