Indian Modern Dance, Feminism and Transnationalism

By Prarthana Purkayastha

Book Overview

This book examines modern dance as a form of embodied resistance to political and cultural nationalism in India through the works of five selected modern dance makers: Rabindranath Tagore, Uday Shankar, Shanti Bardhan, Manjusri Chaki Sircar and Ranjabati Sircar.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137375167
• ISBN13: 9781137375162
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.6"