02313cam a22004218i 4500 23310140 CSPC 20261015090108.0 230907s2024 enk b 001 0 eng 2023042151 9781009167994 (hardback) 23310140 ICU/DLC eng rda DLC DLC CSPC pcc JC423 .W4756 2024 321.809 W647d 23/eng/20231208 Wiles, David, author. Democracy, theatre and performance : from the Greeks to Gandhi / David Wiles. 2402 Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024. vii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: democracy as performance -- Rhetoric in Athens -- Acting versus sincerity: Aeschines versus Demosthenes -- Puritan democracy: the English revolution -- Oratory in the French revolution -- American democracy: from the founders to feminism -- Democracy as a universal good: Gandhi, Tagore and the new India -- Theatre and theatocracy in democratic Athens. "David Wiles boldly reframes democracy as a form of theatre, moving from Athens to the English, French, and American revolutions, and to Indian independence, exploring how democracy really works. Engagingly written, his book will reshape thinking for students and general readers in theatre, history and political science alike"-- Provided by publisher. Democracy. Democracy History. Theater Political aspects. Rhetoric Political aspects. Oratory Political aspects. Online version: Wiles, David, 1951- Democracy, theatre and performance Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2024 9781009167970 (DLC) 2023042152 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 23 321.809 W647d CIR 2024 0 0 0 ddc 0 0 CSPC CSPC CIR 2026-10-12 0 CIR 321.809 W647d 2024 032747 2026-10-12 11:08:18 1-1 2026-10-12 BK 33714 33714