Exploring the Cultural History of Continental European Freak Shows and 'Enfreakment'

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This collection offers cultural historical analyses of enfreakment and freak shows, examining the social construction and spectacular display of wondrous, monstrous, or curious Otherness in the formerly relatively neglected region of Continental Europe. Forgotten stories are uncovered about freak-sh...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kerchy, Anna
Other Authors: Zittlau, Andrea
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012.
Subjects:
Civilization > History.
Curiosities and wonders > Europe > History.
Freak shows > Europe > History.
Curiosity.
Exploratory Behavior
Congenital Abnormalities > history
Cultural Characteristics > history
Leisure Activities > psychology
Civilisation > Histoire.
Curiosités et merveilles > Europe > Histoire.
Exhibitions de monstres > Europe > Histoire.
Curiosité.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Curiosity
Civilization
Curiosities and wonders
Freak shows
Europe.
Europe
History
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