{"title":"Ashton Lazarus","description":"\u003cp\u003eAshton Lazarus offers a profound exploration of history and its complex narratives, inviting readers to reconsider the boundaries of conventional military and social histories. His works often challenge established perspectives, blending rigorous scholarship with a daring approach to transgression and cultural critique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on themes of power, conflict, and identity, Lazarus's writing provides a compelling lens on historical events and their lasting impact. His books are essential for those interested in the intersections of history, society, and the unspoken tensions that shape our understanding of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"performing-transgression-by-ashton-lazarus-9780674303430","title":"Performing Transgression","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when performance defies social and political boundaries? \u003cem\u003ePerforming Transgression\u003c\/em\u003e offers a new cultural history of non-elite spectacle in Heian Japan (794-1185), uncovering how performances on the margins—boisterous dengaku music and dance, daring sangaku acrobatics, and the infectious lyrics of imayō songs—challenged and fascinated the aristocracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAshton Lazarus reveals how these unruly arts were documented by the very elites they unsettled, appearing in historical chronicles, diaries, prose, poetry, and illustrated scrolls. More than mere precursors to later forms like noh and kyōgen, these performances formed a dynamic cultural force with real political impact. By tracing their influence through literary studies, performance studies, and historiography, Lazarus rethinks the interplay between politics, class, and culture in Heian Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerforming Transgression\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates how acts of defiance and creative expression resonate across time, offering fresh insights into the ways performance bridges the vanished past and the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47562852040940,"sku":"9780674303430","price":127.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780674303430-performing-transgression.jpg?v=1776988425"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/ashton-lazarus.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}