Power and Performance: Ethnographic Explorations through Proverbial Wisdom and Theater in Shaba, Zaire (New Directions in Anthro Writing) by Johannes Fabian - 1990-10-15

University of Wisconsin Press, 10/15/1990 12:00:01. paperback. Very Good. 0.7283 in x 8.4291 in x 5.8504 in. Light edge wear.

University of Wisconsin Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of Wisconsin Press, 1990-10-15. Paperback. Good. Good plus paperback with edgewear, no former owner signatures. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Spine is not creased. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Madison: The University of Wisconin Press, 1990. Paperback. Good +. Paperback. 9" X 6". xix, 314pp. Mild wear to pictorial paper wraps with rubbing and creasing to covers, corners, and edges. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: In 1985 Johannes Fabian, while engaged in fieldwork in the Shaba province of Zaire, first encountered this saying. Its implications—for the charismatic religious movements Fabian was examining, for the highly charged political atmosphere of Zaire, and for the cultures of the Luba peoples—continued to intrigue him, though its meaning remained elusive. On a later visit, he mentioned the saying to a company of popular actors, and triggered an ethnographic brainstorm. "Spontaneously, they decided it would be just the right topic for their next play. On the spot they began planning—suggestions for a plot were made, problems of translating the French term ‘pouvoir' were debated, several actors cited sayings and customs from their home villages.… Read More

Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1990. Paperback Octavo. Paperback. Good. wraps, 314 pp owner's bookstamp on the inside of the front cover covers are lightly worn Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Univ of Wisconsin Pr, 1990. Paperback. New. 340 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. An examination of traditional proverbs about power. The book presents rehearsal and performance versions of a play which emerged from the author's attempts to track down the meaning of a phrase - ""power is eaten whole"" - which he encountered when he was engaged in fieldwork in Shaha, Zaire.

University of Wisconsin Press, 1990-10-15. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!