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Inspired by the September 1996 conference POINTS OF CONTACT: PERFORMANCE, TOURISM AND IDENTITY at the Centre for Performance Research, this issue explores the relationships between tourism and performance. Topics include: the tourist as spectator; the tourist site as theater; identity explorations i... More

Addressing such topics as the use and abuse of "American" images and the image of the United States itself, as a place, a product or an idea, this issue of "Performance Research" assesses the implications of America and its powerful impact on contemporary European culture. As it deconstructs America... More

This issue looks at food in performance and food as performance art; the performative in cookery and its staging in the kitchen and at the table. The articles give testament to the theatricality of food and speculate on food as a model for theatre; multi-sensory, processual and communal. Among the a... More

Create a new theme for your Drupal website with a clean layout and powerful CSS styling This book is the ideal introduction to theming with Drupal 5. If you want to create a striking new look for your Drupal website, this book is for you. Starting from the ba... More

Create new themes for your Drupal 6 site with clean layout and powerful CSS styling Drupal is an award winning open source Content Management System (CMS). Based on PHP/MySQL, its power and flexibility combined with its exceptional design mean it is one of th... More

Europe is a continent in a state of rapid-- and frequently unsettling, transition. In the past five years, a total of twelve new states have emerged in a continent in which only five countries can boast of having had stable borders for more than a hundred years. Accompanied by in-depth articles and... More

This issue explores ideas about home and exile, site, location and migration--in relation to the artists themselves and to the forms at play in performance today. Performance has always been a nomadic occupation. Unwillingly or by choice, many artists find themselves positioned outside institutions... More

"Understanding Economics" presents an interesting introduction to key economic ideas. The book clearly shows the relevance of economics to everyday situations. Examples are drawn from the internal workings of households, business firms and non-profit organizations. The book is user-friendly in both ... More