[DOC] Recasting Transnationalism Through Performance: Theatre Festivals in Cape Verde; Mozambique and Brazil (Studies in International Performance) by C. McMahon at Arts-Photography

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These essays; reprinted from the New Yorker; evince the fastidious prose and finely tuned insights praised in Frasers first book; The Fashionable Mind. Four pieces emphasize the competition and hype surrounding designers; models; photographers; advertising people; etc.; other articles observe the trendy international scene. Fraser exceeds herself in As Gorgeous as It Gets;" which describes; in glittering detail; cosmetician Estee Lauder and her retinue on travels to promote a new perfume at Nieman-Marcus in Dallas and Saks; Bloomingdales and Macys in New York City. This wonderful collection will amaze and amuse readers." mdash;Publishers Weekly