From Plantation to Paradise? : Cultural Politics and Musical Theatre in French Slave Colonies, 1764-1789.

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Establishment of Colonial Hierarchy -- Chapter 2. Politics and Power -- Chapter 3. Colonial Society at the Theatre -- Chapter 4. Introducing the Stars -- Chapter 5. Breaking through the Barrier -- Chapter 6. The Escape from Reality Continues -- Chapter 7. Finale: The Beginning of the End -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1. Glossary -- Appendix 2. "La Fauvette" (The Warbler) -- Appendix 3. Moreau: Effects of Miscegenation -- Appendix 4. Descriptions of Colonial Theatres -- Appendix 5. Premieres of Plays by Molière and Voltaire -- Appendix 6. Discography -- Appendix 7. Colonial Productions with Sub-Saharan African Elements -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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