{"product_id":"dancing-spirit-love-and-war-evadne-kelly-9780299322045","title":"Dancing Spirit, Love, and War: Performing the Translocal Realities of Contemporary Fiji","description":"Meke, a traditional rhythmic dance accompanied by singing, signifies an important piece of identity for Fijians. Despite its complicated history of colonialism, racism, censorship, and religious conflict, meke remained a vital part of artistic expression and culture. Evadne Kelly performs close readings of the dance in relation to an evolving landscape, following the postcolonial reclamation that provided dancers with political agency and a strong sense of community that connected and fractured Fijians worldwide. \u003cbr\u003e Through extensive archival and ethnographic fieldwork in both Fiji and Canada, Kelly offers key insights into an underrepresented dance form, region, and culture. Her perceptive analysis of meke will be of interest in dance studies, postcolonial and Indigenous studies, anthropology and performance ethnography, and Pacific Island studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Evadne Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299322041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299322045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.59w x 0.55d","brand":"Evadne Kelly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052748304639,"sku":"9780299322045","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3403fa52-9134-4d3d-8cce-404ce3a5abdb.jpg?v=1685020526","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dancing-spirit-love-and-war-evadne-kelly-9780299322045","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}