- Description
- xvi, 304 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Fraught Balance positions one of Syria's beloved performance traditions, dabke, at the center of the country's political contestations and social tensions. Dabke's embodied politics of performance both sustains social life and solidifies bonds, while also reproducing divisions"--
- Series Statement
- Music/culture
- Uniform Title
- Music/culture.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Modern Syrian Society and State -- Virtuous Figures -- Staging Differences -- Syria in the 2000's -- Floating Rhythms -- Sonic Spectacularity -- Conflict, War, and Displacement -- Conflicting Movements -- Translating Syrianness -- Towards a New Balance.
- ISBN
- 9780819501028
- 0819501026
- 9780819501035
- 0819501034
- 9780819501042 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2023047034
- OCLC
- YBP 2023047034
- Author
Silverstein, Shayna M., 1978- author.
- Title
Fraught balance : the embodied politics of 'Dabke' dance music in Syria / Shayna M. Silverstein.
- Publisher
Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Press, [2024]
- Type of Content
text
- Type of Medium
unmediated
- Type of Carrier
volume
- Series
Music/culture
Music/culture.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Form:
Online version: Silverstein, Shayna M., 1978- Fraught balance Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Press, 2024 9780819501042 (DLC) 2023047035