No Surrender! No Retreat!
African-American Pioneer Performers of 20th Century American Theater
Seiten
2000
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-0-312-21757-0 (ISBN)
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-0-312-21757-0 (ISBN)
is an indispensable work on African Americans in the performing arts, examining well-known performers, such as James Earl Jones, Morgan Freeman, and Pearl Bailey. Gill s work is a moving and sometimes tragic account of the lives and careers of some of America s most outstanding African American pioneers in theater.
No Surrender! No Retreat! examines the careers of fifteen pioneer performers and their triumphs over herculean obstacles. It is a look back over the 20th century and documents personal histories of staggering achievement in spite of institutional racism, gender oppression, and classism. Twenty-four years in the making, No Surrender! No Retreat! is an indispensable work on African Americans in the performing arts, examining well-known performers, such as James Earl Jones, Morgan Freeman, and Pearl Bailey. Rare archival material and a number of personal interviews enrich this tome. Glenda E. Gill s work is a moving and sometimes tragic account of the lives and careers of some of America s most outstanding African American pioneers in theater.
No Surrender! No Retreat! examines the careers of fifteen pioneer performers and their triumphs over herculean obstacles. It is a look back over the 20th century and documents personal histories of staggering achievement in spite of institutional racism, gender oppression, and classism. Twenty-four years in the making, No Surrender! No Retreat! is an indispensable work on African Americans in the performing arts, examining well-known performers, such as James Earl Jones, Morgan Freeman, and Pearl Bailey. Rare archival material and a number of personal interviews enrich this tome. Glenda E. Gill s work is a moving and sometimes tragic account of the lives and careers of some of America s most outstanding African American pioneers in theater.
Glenda E. Gill is Associate Professor of Drama at Michigan Technological University.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.7.2000 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | XXIV, 230 p. |
| Verlagsort | Gordonsville |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater | |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett | |
| Schulbuch / Wörterbuch | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Naturwissenschaften | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-312-21757-9 / 0312217579 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-312-21757-0 / 9780312217570 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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