Persons of Courage and Renown. Tuareg Actors, Acting, Plays, and Cultural Memory in Northern Mali, Hardback/Susan Rasmussen

This book explores culture, memory, and creativity in acting and plays in Tamajaq-speaking, Muslim, semi-nomadic Tuareg society in northern Mali. Rasmussen analyzes how Tuareg actors negotiate cultural memory and encounters in communities, caught historically and currently between political violence and precarious peace. Publisher: Lexington Books Author(s): Susan Rasmussen Illustration(s): Illustrations, unspecified; Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs Number of pages: 234 Publication date: 2019 Dimensions: 161 x 236 x 17 Cover type: Hardback