Volume 33 of Theatre History Studies explores war. War is a paradoxmdash; horrifying and compelling; galvanizing and devastating; a phenomenon that separates and decimates while at the same time creating and strengthening national identity and community bonds. War is the stuff of great drama. War and theatre is a subject of increasing popularity among scholars of theatre. The essays in this special edition of Theatre History Studies brings together a unique collection of work by thirteen innovative scholars whose work explores such topics as theatre performances during war times; theatre written and performed to resist war; and theatre that fosters and promotes war. The contributors to this volume write poignantly about nationhood and about how warmdash; through both propaganda and protestmdash; defines a people. The contributors also delve into numerous fascinating themes that transcend time; peoples; nations; and particular conflicts: the foundations of nationalism and the concepts of occupied and occupier; nostalgia and utopia; and patriotism and revolution. These essays survey a march of civil and international wars spanning three centuries. Arranged chronologically; they invite comparisons between themes and trace the development of the major themes of war. Ideas manifest in the theatre of one period recall ideologies and propaganda of the past; reflect those of the present; and anticipate wars to come.
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