International Encyclopedia of Dance: A Project of Dance Perspectives Foundation, Inc, Volume 3"Exciting and fascinating, this reference work succeeds in its goal of bringing "joy as well as enlightenment" about all forms of dance in all countries of the world. An extremely useful synoptic outline of contents" with nine sections (including "Ritual and Religion" and "Popular Entertainment") enables the user to explore dance in its cultural and social aspects, while topical essays complement the 2,000-plus entries. Heavily illustrated with black-and-white photographs, the encyclopedia captures the fluid movement of dance; with its depth and scope, this outstanding work has carved a well-deserved niche."--"Outstanding Reference Sources: the 1999 Selection of New Titles," American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA. |
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictOriginally published in 1998, this award-winning set was named an LJ Best Reference title as well as an ALA/RUSA Outstanding Reference Source. Now available in paperback, it covers the same ground ... Read full review
Contents
Section 1 | 27 |
Section 2 | 41 |
Section 3 | 45 |
Section 4 | 55 |
Section 5 | 58 |
Section 6 | 66 |
Section 7 | 103 |
Section 8 | 149 |
Section 20 | 343 |
Section 21 | 390 |
Section 22 | 398 |
Section 23 | 410 |
Section 24 | 474 |
Section 25 | 490 |
Section 26 | 496 |
Section 27 | 501 |
Section 9 | 157 |
Section 10 | 166 |
Section 11 | 182 |
Section 12 | 201 |
Section 13 | 213 |
Section 14 | 230 |
Section 15 | 233 |
Section 16 | 245 |
Section 17 | 264 |
Section 18 | 270 |
Section 19 | 333 |
Section 28 | 516 |
Section 29 | 528 |
Section 30 | 571 |
Section 31 | 612 |
Section 32 | 613 |
Section 33 | 627 |
Section 34 | 637 |
Section 35 | 653 |
Section 36 | 667 |
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| Title | International Encyclopedia of Dance: A Project of Dance Perspectives Foundation, Inc, Volume 3 Volume 3 of International Encyclopedia of Dance, Dance Perspectives Foundation, ISBN 019509462X, 9780195094626 International Encyclopedia of Dance: A Project of Dance Perspectives Foundation, Inc, Selma Jeanne Cohen, ISBN 019509462X, 9780195094626 |
| Editors | Selma Jeanne Cohen, George E. Dorris |
| Contributor | Thomas F. Kelly |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1998 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jun 3, 2010 |
| ISBN | 0195123077, 9780195123074 |
| Length | 668 pages |
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