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OverviewThrough their art, modern dancers challenged conventional roles and images of gender, sexuality, race, class, and regionalism with a view of American democracy that was confrontational and participatory, authorial and populist. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Julia L. FoulkesPublisher: The University of North Carolina Press Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9780807826980ISBN 10: 0807826987 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 30 September 2002 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsReviews[Foulkes's] idea that modern dance of the 1930s and 1940s embodied the aspirations of a democratic polity that included African Americans, gay men, and self-styled 'revolutionary' dancers of the left adds complexity to a history too often defined solely in terms of heroines and artistic giants. - Lynn Garafola, author of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes Author InformationJULIA FOULKES is a core faculty member of New School University in New York City, where she teaches history. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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