The circus age : culture & society under the American big top / Janet M. Davis.
2002
GV1803 .D38 2002
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Title
The circus age : culture & society under the American big top / Janet M. Davis.
Author
ISBN
080782724X (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780807827246 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0807853992 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780807853993 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780807827246 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0807853992 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780807853993 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Publication Details
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2002.
Language
English
Description
xviii, 329 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Call Number
GV1803 .D38 2002
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.3/0973
Summary
Davis examines the history and cultural significance of circuses and Wild West shows in turn-of-the-century America.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-316) and index.
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Table of Contents
Circus day
The circus as a historical and cultural process
Spectacular labor
Respectable female nudity
From the king of beasts to clowns in drag
Instruct the minds of all classes
Legacies : from Las Vegas to the bridges of Madison County.
The circus as a historical and cultural process
Spectacular labor
Respectable female nudity
From the king of beasts to clowns in drag
Instruct the minds of all classes
Legacies : from Las Vegas to the bridges of Madison County.