Strolling Players of Empire. Theater and Performances of Power in the British Imperial Provinces, 1656-1833, Hardback/***

A tour across the globe that tracks eighteenth-century English theatrical and social performance as vital to the establishment of the British Empire and its networks. Kathleen Wilson shows how performances put into circulation embodied social and political values and practices that had world-making intentions and effects. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Author(s): Kathleen (State University of New York, Stony Brook) Wilson Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises Number of pages: 496 Collection: Critical Perspectives on Empire Publication date: 2022 Dimensions: 161 x 236 x 39 Cover type: Hardback