{"product_id":"west-african-popular-theatre-1","title":"West African Popular Theatre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\" . . . a ground-breaking contribution to the field of African literature . . . \" —Research in African Literatures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anyone with the slightest interest in West African cultures, performance or theatre should immediately rush out and buy this book.\" —Leeds African Studies Bulletin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A seminal contribution to the fields of performance studies, cultural studies, and popular culture. \" —Margaret Drewal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fine book. The play texts are treasures.\" —Richard Bauman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfrican popular culture is an arena where the tensions and transformations of colonial and post-colonial society are played out, offering us a glimpse of the view from below in Africa. This book offers a comparative overview of the history, social context, and style of three major West African popular theatre genres: the concert party of Ghana, the concert party of Togo, and the traveling popular theatre of western Nigeria. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Karin Barber, John Collins, and Alain Ricard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43572604764342,"sku":"9780253028075","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780253028075.jpg?v=1712121907","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/west-african-popular-theatre-1","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}