Performing the Temple of Liberty: Slavery, Theater, and Popular Culture in London and Philadelphia, 1760-1850
(Part of the Early America: History, Context, Culture Series and Early America: History, Context, Culture Series)
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How popular theater, including blackface characters, reflected and influenced attitudes toward race, the slave trade, and ideas of liberty in early America. Jenna M. Gibbs explores the world of theatrical and related print production on both sides of the Atlantic in an age of remarkable political and social change. Her deeply researched study of working-class and middling entertainment covers the period of the American Revolution through...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1421413388
ISBN13:9781421413389
Release Date:June 2014
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:328 Pages
Weight:1.28 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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