Socialist ensembles : theater and state in Cuba and Nicaragua / Randy Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Randy, 1957-

Series:

Cultural politics (Minneapolis, Minn.) ; v. 8.

Cultural politics ; v. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Cuba--History--20th century.

Theater.

Theater--Nicaragua--History--20th century.

Socialism and theater--Cuba.

Socialism and theater.

Socialism and theater--Nicaragua.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An ethnography of theater and political culture in Cuba and Nicaragua, Martin's work reveals the tensions and negotiations among different dimensions of society that characterize the socialist project. Martin considers Nicaragua from the Sandinista through the Chamorro administrations, and Cuba from the time of the reforms known as rectification through the withdrawal of Soviet aid.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; 1. Theater and the Ethnography of Socialism; 2. Where's the Theater?; 3. Nicaraguan Theater Goes to Market; 4. Masquerades of Gender in a Nicaraguan Theater; 5. Sources of Socialist Culture in Cuba; 6. Cuban Theater under Rectification; Conclusion: Theater and the Recognition of Socialism; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8606-8

OCLC:

476093640