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Raising Dust: A Cultural History of Dance in Palestine

By Nicholas Rowe

Book information

Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Year
2010
ISBN
1845119436, 9781845119430
Open Library ID
OL24385625M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6079009 bytes)
Pages
273\273
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Dance in Palestine has a history as complex and contentious as the land itself.  Whether dismissed as bacchantic madness by Bible tourists in the 19th Century, revived and glorified by Zionists, Pan-Arabists and Palestinian Nationalists in the 20th Century, or rejected by Islamic Reformists in the 21st Century, dance in Palestine has a rich and elusive story that remains to be told. Raising Dust traces one dancer’s journey into Palestine’s past and present. Through historical archives, the memories of dancers of yesteryear and into today’s vibrant performing arts scene, Nicholas Rowe shows how dance has acted as a barometer of social change, a forum for debate and a means of expressing forbidden ideas. Far from apolitical, this most physical of art forms has often defined the political mood of the day. Sumptuously illustrated, the author provides a unique, rare and compelling cultural history of dance in Palestine.

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