Professor Risley and the imperial Japanese troupe : how an American acrobat introduced circus to Japan, and Japan to the West / Frederik L. Schodt.
2012
GV550.2.R57 S45 2012
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Professor Risley and the imperial Japanese troupe : how an American acrobat introduced circus to Japan, and Japan to the West / Frederik L. Schodt.
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9781611720099
1611720095
1611720095
Publication Details
Berkeley, Calif. : Stone Bridge Press, ©2012.
Language
English
Description
xvi, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
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GV550.2.R57 S45 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.3/4092 B
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Setting the stage
The Risley act
Going for gold
Into Asia
Yokohama, Japan
Taking America
At the exposition
The long way to London
The matter of the contract
Final acts.
The Risley act
Going for gold
Into Asia
Yokohama, Japan
Taking America
At the exposition
The long way to London
The matter of the contract
Final acts.