Jumbos and jumping devils : a social history of Indian circus / Nisha P R.
2020
GV1805
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Title
Jumbos and jumping devils : a social history of Indian circus / Nisha P R.
Author
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780190992088 (electronic book)
Published
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Call Number
GV1805
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.30954
Summary
This text is a fascinating historical account of the humans, animals and objects in the circus industry in India spanning over the last 150 years. It explores in detail a wide range of amazing tales from the evolution and blooming of circus acrobatics in the early 20th century Malabar to the exciting legal battles following the ban of training and performance of wild animals and children from the circus ring in the twenty first century.
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This text is a fascinating historical account of the humans, animals and objects in the circus industry in India spanning over the last 150 years. It explores in detail a wide range of amazing tales from the evolution and blooming of circus acrobatics in the early 20th century Malabar to the exciting legal battles following the ban of training and performance of wild animals and children from the circus ring in the twenty first century.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 22, 2020).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9780199496709
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