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The Circus Age: Culture and Society under the American Big Top
Janet M. Davis
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Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 colour and 36 b&w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; ASZW; HBJK; HBLW; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
This volume explores the development of the early 20th-century railroad circus against such broader historical developments as the rise of big business, the breakdown of separate spheres for men and women, and the genesis of the United States' overseas empire. It casts the circus as a powerful force in consolidating the nation's identity as a modern industrial society and world power. It goes on to view the many shows that took place under the big top, from scripted performances to exhibitions of labourers to acrobats falling and animals rampaging. Turning Victorian notions of gender, race and nationhood on their head, ... Read more
This volume explores the development of the early 20th-century railroad circus against such broader historical developments as the rise of big business, the breakdown of separate spheres for men and women, and the genesis of the United States' overseas empire. It casts the circus as a powerful force in consolidating the nation's identity as a modern industrial society and world power. It goes on to view the many shows that took place under the big top, from scripted performances to exhibitions of labourers to acrobats falling and animals rampaging. Turning Victorian notions of gender, race and nationhood on their head, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807853993
SKU
V9780807853993
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About Janet M. Davis
JANET M. DAVIS is assistant professor of American studies and history at the University of Texas at Austin.
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