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The first book-length study in any language of the presence and influence of Mei Lanfang, the internationally known Chinese actor who specialized in female role
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By casting designers as authors, cultural critics, activists, entrepreneurs, and global cartographers, Essin tells a story about scenic images on the page, stag
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