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

Author	: Jane Nicholas
Publisher	: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages	: 315
Release	: 2018-01-01
ISBN-10	: 9781487522087
ISBN-13	: 1487522088
Rating	: 4/5 (87 Downloads)

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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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