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Bells of Change – Kathak Dance, Women and Modernity In India

Pallabi Chakravorty author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Seagull Books London Ltd

Published:1st Sep '08

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This is the first critical study of Kathak dance. The book traces two centuries of Kathak, from the colonial nautch dance to classical Kathak under nationalism and post-colonialism to transnationalism and globalization. Reorienting dance to focus on the lived experiences of dancers from a wide cross-section of society, the book narrates the history of Kathak from baijis and tawaifs to the global stage.

'A groundbreaking contribution in the fields of visual and cultural anthropology, performing arts, culture studies, and south Asian historiography.' Jayasinhji Jhala, Temple University

ISBN: 9781905422487

Dimensions: 238mm x 162mm x 14mm

Weight: 386g

240 pages