Democracy, theatre and performance : from the Greeks to Gandhi / David Wiles.
| Author/creator | Wiles, David author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2024. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : democracy as performance -- Rhetoric in Athenian democracy -- Acting versus sincerity : Aeschnes v. Demosthenes -- Puritan democracy : the English Revolution -- Oratory in the French revolutionary -- American democracy : from the founders to feminism -- Democracy as a universal good : Gandhi, Tagore and the new India -- Theatocracy : back to Athens. |
| Abstract | "David Wiles boldly reframes democracy as a form of theatre, moving from Athens to the English, French, and American revolutions, and to Indian independence, exploring how democracy really works. Engagingly written, his book will reshape thinking for students and general readers in theatre, history and political science alike"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Wiles, David, 1951- Democracy, theatre and performance Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2024 9781009167970 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2023042151 |
| ISBN | 9781009167994 |
| ISBN | 1009167995 |
| ISBN | 9781009167987 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1009167987 |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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