{"product_id":"when-ballet-became-french-ilyana-karthas-9780773546059","title":"When Ballet Became French: Modern Ballet and the Cultural Politics of France, 1909-1939","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor centuries before the 1789 revolution, ballet was a source of great cultural pride for France, but by the twentieth century the art form had deteriorated along with France's international standing. It was not until Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes found success in Paris during the first decade of the new century that France embraced the opportunity to restore ballet to its former glory and transform it into a hallmark of the nation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e When Ballet Became French, \u003c\/i\u003e Ilyana Karthas explores the revitalization of ballet and its crucial significance to French culture during a period of momentous transnational cultural exchange and shifting attitudes towards gender and the body. Uniting the disciplines of cultural history, gender and women's studies, aesthetics, and dance history, Karthas examines the ways in which discussions of ballet intersect with French concerns about the nation, modernity, and gender identities, demonstrating how ballet served as an important tool for France's project of national renewal. Relating ballet commentary to themes of transnationalism, nationalism, aesthetics, gender, and body politics, she examines the process by which critics, artists, and intellectuals turned ballet back into a symbol of French culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first book to study the correlation between ballet and French nationalism, \u003ci\u003eWhen Ballet Became French \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates how dance can transform a nation's cultural and political history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ilyana Karthas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0773546057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780773546059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McGill-Queen's University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2015 pg. 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/10\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2016","brand":"Ilyana Karthas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49096714158335,"sku":"9780773546059","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-ballet-became-french-ilyana-karthas-9780773546059","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}