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Spectacle of deformity : freak shows and modern British culture /

In 1847, during the great age of the freak show, the British periodical Punch bemoaned the public's "prevailing taste for deformity." This vividly detailed work argues that far from being purely exploitative, displays of anomalous bodies served a deeper social purpose as they generate...

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Основен автор: Durbach, Nadja, 1971-
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Berkeley : University of California Press, ℗♭2010.
Предмети:
1800-1899
Abnormalities, Human > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Freak shows > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Human body > Social aspects > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Congenital Abnormalities > history.
History, 19th Century.
PERFORMING ARTS > Circus.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
Abnormalities, Human.
Freak shows.
Human body > Social aspects.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
History.
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Подобни документи: Print version:: Spectacle of deformity.
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