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David Wiles, "Democracy, Theatre and Performance: From the Greeks to Gandhi" (Cambridge UP, 2024)

New Books in Intellectual History

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Theater and Democracy: Voices from the Margins

This chapter explores the crucial role of theater in early American democracy, focusing on marginalized groups such as black Americans and Irish immigrants. It examines how performance shaped societal views on class and identity, alongside historical figures like Edwin Forrest and Frederick Douglass, while also considering the evolution of democratic ideals from Western and non-Western perspectives.

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