Strolling Players of Empire Theater and Performances of Power in the British Imperial Provinces, 1656–1833
Book contents
- Strolling Players of Empire
- Critical Perspectives on Empire
- Strolling Players of Empire
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Part I Playing
- Part II Theaters of Empire
- Part III East India Company Peripheries and the History of Modernity
- Book part
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Introduction
Britain’s Theatrical Empire
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 November 2022
Book contents
- Strolling Players of Empire
- Critical Perspectives on Empire
- Strolling Players of Empire
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Part I Playing
- Part II Theaters of Empire
- Part III East India Company Peripheries and the History of Modernity
- Book part
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Summary
How a theatrical way of viewing the world, and the performance of English theatre in foreign domains, shaped empirical social theories, secured sovereignty, seized geopolitical space and claimed both knowlege and power over the others on whose land they lived. Provincializing metropolitan culture was crucial to the task.
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- Strolling Players of EmpireTheater and Performances of Power in the British Imperial Provinces, 1656–1833, pp. 4 - 44Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022