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Sideshow U.S.A.: Freaks and the American Cultural Imagination 2nd edition
Adams, Rachel (Columbia University)
Sideshow U.S.A.: Freaks and the American Cultural Imagination 2nd edition
Adams, Rachel (Columbia University)
A staple of American popular culture during the 19th and early 20th centuries, the freak show seemed to vanish after World War II. However, as this book reveals, images of the freak show, with its combination of the grotesque, horrific and amusing, stubbornly reappeared in literature and the arts.
282 pages, 38 halftones, 2 line drawings
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | December 1, 2001 |
ISBN13 | 9780226005393 |
Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 296 |
Dimensions | 154 × 232 × 25 mm · 480 g |
Language | English |
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