Dancers as Diplomats

Dancers as Diplomats
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 273
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ISBN-10 : 9780199958214
ISBN-13 : 0199958211
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Download or read book Dancers as Diplomats written by Clare Croft and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clare Croft chronicles the role of dance and dancers in American cultural diplomacy, telling the story of how tours sponsored by the US State Department shaped and sometimes re-imagined ideas of America in unexpected, often sensational circumstances.


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