Gesture, Gender, Nation: Dance and Social Change in Uzbekistan
Book Description
The national dancers of Uzbekistan are almost always female. In a society that has been Muslim for nearly seven hundred years, why and how did unveiled female dancers become a beloved national icon during the Soviet period? Also, why has their popularity continued after the Uzbek republic became independent? The author argues that dancers, as symbolic girls or unmarried females in the Uz... More
Book Information
Publisher | Bergin & Garvey |
Binding | Digital (2 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 168 |
ISBN-10 | B000J6I0GQ |
Publication Date | 11/30/2001 |
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