Canadian Carnival Freaks and the Extraordinary Body, 1900-1970s

Canadian Carnival Freaks and the Extraordinary Body, 1900-1970s
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 315
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ISBN-10 : 9781487522087
ISBN-13 : 1487522088
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Book Synopsis Canadian Carnival Freaks and the Extraordinary Body, 1900-1970s by : Jane Nicholas

Download or read book Canadian Carnival Freaks and the Extraordinary Body, 1900-1970s written by Jane Nicholas and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Canadian Carnival Freaks and the Extraordinary Body, 1900-1970s, Nicholas offers a sophisticated analysis of the place of the freak show in twentieth-century culture


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