Completely revised and renewed in full colour, this new edition of the innovative and widely acclaimed Theatre Histories: An Introduction , offers overviews of theatre and drama in many world cultures and periods together with case studies demonstrating the methods used by today's theatre historieans. New features include a new chapter on Modernism, new case studies on African, Asian and Western theatre, expanded chapters and part introductions, a glossary of terms and an expanded support website offering links to audio-visual examples.