The Showman and the Ukrainian Cause: Folk Dance, Film, and the Life of Vasile Avramenko (Studies in Immigration and Culture, 11) (Volume 11) - Martynowych, Orest T.

Clean, tight, unmarked; very light wear to inside edges and bottom front corner; "compliments" sticker on dedication page; otherwise very minimal wear; appears unread; The quixotic and volatile Vasile Avramenko (1895-1981) used folk dance and film in a life-long crusade to promote Ukraine's struggle for independence to North American audiences. Energetic and charismatic, but also manipulative, impractical and vain, he was a controversial figure for decades. Based on extensive original research, The Showman and the Ukrainian Cause provides a vivid portrait of how culture and politics can intersect in a diaspora community.
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Soft cover
University of Manitoba Press
2014
Winnipeg, MB