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Cover illustration: “An opera stage of the Longcanggong 龍藏宮 (Hidden Dragon Palace) in the Longxing 龍興 Town.” Photo courtesy of the author.
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Names: Chabrowski, Igor Iwo, author.
Title: Ruling the stage : social and cultural history of opera in Sichuan from the Qing to the People’s Republic of China / by Igor Iwo Chabrowski.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2022. | Series: China studies, 1570-1344 ; volume 49 | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2022018195 (print) | LCCN 2022018196 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004519381 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004519398 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Operas, Chinese–China–Sichuan Sheng–History and criticism. | Operas, Chinese–Social aspects–China–Sichuan Sheng--History. | China--Civilization–1644-1912. | China--Civilization–1912–1949.
Classification: LCC ML1751.C5 S534 2022 (print) | LCC ML1751.C5 (ebook) | DDC 782.10951/38–dc23/eng/20220415
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022018195
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022018196
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ISSN 1570-1344
ISBN 978-90-04-51938-1 (hardback)
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