Canadian carnival freaks and the extraordinary body, 1900-1970s /

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"In 1973, a five year old girl known as Pookie was exhibited as "The Monkey Girl" at the Canadian National Exhibition. Pookie was the last of a number of children exhibited as 'freaks' in twentieth-century Canada. Jane Nicholas takes us on a search for answers about how and...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nicholas, Jane, 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2017.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Freak shows > Canada > History > 20th century.
Sideshows > Canada > History > 20th century.
Carnivals > Canada > History > 20th century.
Entertainers > Canada > History > 20th century.
Freak shows > Social aspects > Canada > History > 20th century.
Sideshows > Social aspects > Canada > History > 20th century.
Carnivals > Social aspects > Canada > History > 20th century.
Entertainers > Canada > Social conditions > 20th century.
Exhibitions de monstres > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Attractions (Spectacles) > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Fêtes foraines > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Artistes du spectacle > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Exhibitions de monstres > Aspect social > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Attractions (Spectacles) > Aspect social > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Fêtes foraines > Aspect social > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Artistes du spectacle > Canada > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
HISTORY / Canada / General
Carnivals.
Entertainers.
Freak shows.
Sideshows.
Canada.
History.
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Canadian Carnival Freaks and the Extraordinary Body, 1900-1970s /
by Nicholas, Jane, 1977-
Published 2017
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