The Arab world / Don Rubin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rubin, Don.

Series:

The World encyclopedia of contemporary theatre ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drama--20th century--Dictionaries.

Drama.

Theater--History--20th century--Dictionaries.

Theater.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

One of the first internationally published overviews of theatrical activity across the Arab World. Includes 160,000 words and over 125 photographs from 22 different Arab countries from Africa to the Middle East.

Contents:

Cover; The WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CONTEMPORARY THEATRE; Title Page; Copyright Page; INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL BOARD; Table of Contents; VOLUME FOUR THE ARAB WORLD; An Introduction: Of Nations and Their Theatres; The Arab World: Crossing Unseen Borders; Arabs and Africa: Shaping a Continent; Arab Theatre and Language: The Continuing Debate; Women in Arab Theatre: Finding a Voice; Dance: Meadows of Gold and Mines of Gems; Puppetry: The Shadowy Roots; THE NATIONS ANDTHEIR THEATRES; Algeria (Overview); Bahrain (Overview); Comoros Islands (Overview); Djibouti (Overview); Egypt; Iraq

Jordan (Overview)Kuwait (Overview); Lebanon; Libya (Overview); Mauritania (Overview); Morocco (Overview); Oman (Overview); Palestine (Overview); Qatar (Overview); Saudi Arabia (Overview); Somalia; Sudan; Syria; Tunisia (Overview); United Arab Emirates (Overview); Yemen (Overview); Further Reading: The Arab World; International Reference: Selected Bibliography; Writers and National Editorial Committees; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-135-00341-6

1-134-92984-6

0-415-86536-0

1-280-02007-5

0-203-16804-6

9780203168042

OCLC:

475883760