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The circus age : culture & society under the American big top /
This work explores the development of the early 20th-century circus against developments such as the rise of big business and the genesis of the United States' overseas empire. It casts the circus as a powerful force in consolidating the nation's identity.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
©2002.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.