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Although their Mongol overlords (beginning with the founding of the Yuan dynasty by Kublai Khan in 1280) tyrannized the Chinese in nearly every area of life, the arts enjoyed a new-found freedom. On the one hand oppressed, on the other released from the...

'...and all the sins of his father and his forefathers came out of his body, through the pores of his skin, in the form of crows.' When a son returns home after being accused of a violent crime, a mother is forced to confront the ghosts of her past...

"We have to be careful, we can't trust anyone. But, in the dark, your thoughts are your own." Crossing military borders and class divides, P'yongyang tells the epic love story of two North Korean childhood sweethearts spanning three decades. Chi-Soo...

Noh master Michishige Udaka is the only living actor to continue to create masks while still performing and teaching. In this book he presents 32 of the more than 200 masks he's made to date, accompanied by compelling revelations about the masks and the...

Ideas are the fuel of business, work and your career - it only takes one good one to make a difference. Distilled into this single, handy-sized volume are 60 of the most useful diagrams and visual techniques, many of which are used by consultants,...

Eight Plays from Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Cambodia Selected and Edited by Cheryl Robson and Aubrey Mellor Playwrights: Jean Tay, Floy Quintos, Tew Bunnag, Ann Lee, Nguyen Dang Chuong, Joned Suryatmoko,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781776370429Author Christian Art GiftsPage Count 1548Imprint Christian Art Gifts IncPublisher Christian Art Gifts IncWeight(grams) 1157gDimensions(mm) 249mm...

Introduced by Farindokht Zahedi, Associate Professor, College of Fine Arts / Theater / Faculty of Performing Arts and Music, University of Tehran. Editors Aubrey Mellor and Cheryl Robson. A wide-ranging collection of plays from new and established voices...

The Routledge Companion to Butoh Performance provides a comprehensive introduction to and analysis of the global art form butoh.Originating in Japan in the 1960s, butoh was a major innovation in twentieth century dance and performance, and it continues...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912875382Author Isobel ScharenFormat PaperbackPage Count 406Imprint M-Y BooksPublisher M-Y BooksWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 23mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781772016161Author Sangeeta WylieFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Talon Books,CanadaPublisher Talon Books,CanadaWeight(grams) 152g

In a land far away a stranger is washed up near an isolated fishing village. Unable to understand his language or why he looks so different, the villagers decide he is a demon and must be destroyed. Only one woman, also an outcast, befriends him. Red...

for SATB and organ, and optional brass ensemble and timpani Make We Merry is an eight-movement piece which sets texts from the 15th to 19th centuries to a variety of choral textures with a highly characterful accompaniment. A vast array of sentiments...

The Columbia Companion to Modern Chinese Literature features more than fifty short essays on specific writers and literary trends from the Qing period (1895-1911) to the present. The volume opens with thematic essays on the politics and ethics of writing...

Masterpieces of Kabuki contains eighteen outstanding dramas taken from the landmark four-volume series Kabuki Plays On Stage. Together they cover the entire spectrum of kabuki drama from 1697 to 1905, the period during which kabuki's dramaturgy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307473110Author Yukio MishimaFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 198gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Ashrafi and Bilal are orphaned siblings stranded and defined by the troubles in Kashmir. 18 year old Bilal is the pride of the region, part of a teenage football team set for great heights, and pushed to the limits by the violence around them. Haunted by...

This book is the first of its kind to examine the role of great powers in the international politics of climate change. It develops a novel analytical framework for studying environmental power in international relations, what counts as a great power in...

Based on the Booker-shortlisted novel by Rohinton Mistry and adapted by Sudha Bhuchar and Kristine Landon-Smith, this programme text edition of A Fine Balance is published to coincide with Tamasha Theatre Company's 2007 revival and tour of the hit play...

People always think a woman who thinks for herself, who speaks her mind is dangerous. So I didn't talk about my dreams or what was in my heart. And I was scared. Scared to let you follow your dreams. I didn't know how to. But keeping quiet didn't make my...

Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers), also known as the story of the Forty-Six (or Forty-Seven) Ronin, is the most famous and perennially popular of all Japanese dramas. Written around 1748 as a puppet play, it is now better known through Kabuki...

This is one of the famous dramas by Lao She. The drama is set in a typical, old Beijing teahouse and follows the lives of the owner and his customers through three stages in modern Chinese history. The play spans fifty years and has a cast of over sixty...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789811402340Author Michael Lum y MFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Michael LumPublisher Michael LumWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 12mm

This book is at once a guided primer on Chinese drama and an innovative textbook. It is a companion volume to How to Read Chinese Drama, designed for Chinese-language learners.How to Read Chinese Drama in Chinese provides a versatile introduction to...

-- New England Theatre JournalThree plays by one of contemporary Japan's most prominent writers-Involuntary Homicide, The Green Stockings, The Ghost is Here-translated for this volume reveal Kobo Abe's deep love of absurdity in the face of universal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783795709792Imprint Schott Musik International GmbH & Co KGPublisher Schott Musik International GmbH & Co KG

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789390477074Author Feisal AlkaziFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Speaking Tiger BooksPublisher Speaking Tiger BooksWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm)...

"Meet Karim, Rehaan and Ammi, three first- and second-generation Pakistani immigrants trying to make a living, a life and a home in the UK's cultural capital, London. Another day on Harlesden High Street and business is not going well. Karim needs...

Taking place over a delicious two-course Chinese meal, From Shore to Shore blends live music, drama, English, Cantonese and Mandarin to tell an uplifting story of love and loss, struggle and survival. Three stories, three lives, three journeys, ...

South Korean drama has received considerable attention in Europe and Asia, but, until recently, received only scant attention in the United States. This anthology contains early works (1989-1993) by one of Korea's leading theatre artists. These works...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780939512010Author M. PoultonFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint The University of Michigan PressPublisher The University of Michigan PressWeight(grams)...

Blackstone's Police Q&As 2021 are the essential revision tool for all police officers sitting the NPPF Step Two Legal Examination. They are created to follow Blackstone's Police Manuals, the only study guides endorsed by the College of Policing,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781929280018Author Riichi YokomitsuFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint The University of Michigan PressPublisher The University of Michigan...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781728467030Author Jon M. FishmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Lerner Publishing GroupPublisher Lerner Publishing GroupWeight(grams) 91g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524989279Author Julie LedbetterFormat PaperbackImprint Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.Publisher Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999324424Author Lourdes M DeversFormat PaperbackPage Count 34Imprint R. R. BowkerPublisher R. R. BowkerWeight(grams) 216g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781735142814Author Janine Infante BoscoFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Property of Parrish Productions LLCPublisher Property of Parrish Productions...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781783826292Author P HillFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Chipmunka PublishingPublisher Chipmunka PublishingWeight(grams) 127g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948986298Author James M GaylordFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Commonwealth Book Company, Inc.Publisher Commonwealth Book Company, Inc.Weight(grams)...