The Folk Performing Arts: Traditional Culture in Contemporary Japan
- ISBN-10
- 0791432556
- ISBN-13
- 9780791432556
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997-01-01
- Publisher
- SUNY Press
- Author
- Barbara E. Thornbury
Description
Addresses issues concerning the survival and preservation of traditional culture by examining Japan's folk performing arts and the public policies that affect them.
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- 1997-03-06
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