Dance and authoritarianism: these boots are made for dancing
Auteur :
Shay, Anthony
Éditeur :
Intellect
ISBN :
9781789383522
Date de publication :
26 mars 2021
Dimensions :
24,4 x 17,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
How dance and mass movement are used as a political tool by political regimes, especially authoritarian governments, as a way of showing symbolic mass support for the regime. Such regimes require spectacle to present them as protectors of the ethnic and national identities of their subjects, represented by the costumed folk dancers. 18 b/w illus.