{"product_id":"9780253028075","title":"West African Popular Theatre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"... a ground-breaking contribution to the field of African literature... \" —Research in African Literatures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anyone with the slightest interest in West African cultures, performance or theatre should immediately rush out and buy this book.\" —Leeds African Studies Bulletin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A seminal contribution to the fields of performance studies, cultural studies, and popular culture. \" —Margaret Drewal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fine book. The play texts are treasures.\" —Richard Bauman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfrican popular culture is an arena where the tensions and transformations of colonial and post-colonial society are played out, offering us a glimpse of the view from below in Africa. This book offers a comparative overview of the history, social context, and style of three major West African popular theatre genres: the concert party of Ghana, the concert party of Togo, and the traveling popular theatre of western Nigeria.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080611283184,"sku":"9780253028075","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780253028075_p0.jpg?v=1769915923","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780253028075","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}