Description
Performing Magic on the Western Stage examines magic as a performing art and as a meaningful social practice, linking magic to cultural arenas such as religion, finance, gender, and nationality and profiling magicians from Robert-Houdin to Pen& Teller.
Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
253 pages
Language
English
Published
Jan 8, 2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-10
0230607888
ISBN-13
9780230607880