Anthropology and the Dance by Drid Williams
Offers an examination and discussion of theories of dance by the pioneer of the anthropology of human movement. Suitable for graduate students in anthropology faced with the wide spectrum of theories of human movement, this title examines subjects ranging from Aboriginal and African dances to the Royal Ballet.
"Dancing is only one of the many forms of expression of human structured systems of actionsIt is true that it is a potent form, because dances are among the most complex systems of actions." - Drid Williams
Drid Williams was Senior Lecturer at Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya (1990–94). She has written numerous papers about human movement studies and first taught the subject at New York University (1979–84), then at the University of Sydney in Australia (1986–90). She is Senior Editor of the Journal for the Anthropological Study of Human Movement and the author of the series Readings in Anthropology and Human Movement.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780252071348 |
| ISBN 10 | 0252071344 |
| Title | Anthropology and the Dance |
| Author | Drid Williams |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
| Year published | 2004-07-20 |
| Number of pages | 328 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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