{"product_id":"staging-tianxia-dunhuang-expressive-arts-and-chinas-new-cosmopolitan-heritage-hardback-9780253070890","title":"Staging Tianxia; Dunhuang Expressive Arts and China's New Cosmopolitan Heritage (Hardback) 9780253070890","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStaging Tianxia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDunhuang Expressive Arts and China's New Cosmopolitan Heritage\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLanlan Kuang (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253070890\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 3 September 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e260 pages, 21 b\u0026amp;w illus., 8 b\u0026amp;w tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.526 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ambitious in scope and meticulously researched, \u003ci\u003eStaging Tianxia\u003c\/i\u003e offers a compelling account of the ways a genre of performing arts inspired by the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes performatively enacts a vision of a Chinese nation shaped by both ancient and contemporary cosmopolitanisms. Along the way, the author brings new perspectives to broader interdisciplinary dialogues about nationalism, globalization, and cosmopolitanism.\"—Adam Kielman, author of\u003ci\u003e Sonic Mobilities: Producing Worlds in Southern China\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This book makes an important contribution to Chinese studies, Dunhuang studies, dance studies, ethnomusicology, ethnoarchaeology, and folklore studies. Kuang brings a wealth of knowledge stemming from long-term fieldwork conducted in relevant parts of China; close relationships established with performers, scholars, and film producers involved in this area; and a deep knowledge of relevant theories for contextualizing and interpreting this evolving tradition.\"—Levi S. Gibbs, author of \u003ci\u003eSong King: Connecting People, Places, and Past in Contemporary China\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStaging \u003c\/i\u003eTianxia explores the ancient Chinese vision of world order known as\u003ci\u003e tianxia\u003c\/i\u003e (all under heaven) by focusing on the historical, performative, and rhetorical processes of expressive arts and cultural heritages that inform a vision of China as a historically multiethnic and cosmopolitan nation.\u003cbr\u003e Author Lanlan Kuang unites multimedia ethnographic research and theoretical insights from ethnomusicology, philosophy, religious studies, performance studies, and cognitive science, with a focus on Dunhuang \u003ci\u003ebihua yuewu\u003c\/i\u003e, a modern interpretation inserted into the Chinese classical dance and theatrical arts tradition. \u003ci\u003eStaging\u003c\/i\u003e Tianxia thus aims to redefine Silk Road studies and Dunhuangology, a transdisciplinary field dedicated to studying the texts and art of Dunhuang, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that connected China via the Silk Road with Central Asia, South Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStaging\u003c\/i\u003e Tianxia is a careful ethnographic study that looks at the importance of performance tradition and poetics in the arts and aesthetic theory of China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes on Translations, Pronunciations, and Style Rules\u003cbr\u003e Cave Charts\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. \u003ci\u003eTianxia\u003c\/i\u003e, Chinascapes, and Dunhuang\u003cbr\u003e 3. Imagining Dunhuang: Literary Topography\u003cbr\u003e 4. Institutionalizing the \u003ci\u003eDunhuang bihua yuewu\u003c\/i\u003e: Past and Present\u003cbr\u003e 5. Creating \u003ci\u003eDunhuang bihua yuewu\u003c\/i\u003e: Key Concepts and Terms\u003cbr\u003e 6. Staging Dunhuang Arts in Context(s): Case Studies\u003cbr\u003e 7. \u003ci\u003eBeing-in-the-Field\u003c\/i\u003e: Staged Dunhuang Arts and Intertextual Representations\u003cbr\u003e 8. Nation-Building: Dunhuang Meta-Elements in Peking Opera and Beyond\u003cbr\u003e 9. Coda: China's New Cosmopolitan Heritage\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525704741144,"sku":"9780253070890","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/staging-tianxia-dunhuang-expressive-arts-and-chinas-new-cosmopolitan-heritage-hardback-9780253070890","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}