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BL
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1031220
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b785590
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| Main Entry
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Tait, Peta,1953-
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| Title & Author
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Circus bodies : : cultural identity in aerial performance /\ Peta Tait.
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| Publication Statement
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;New York, NY :: Routledge,, 2005.
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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0203391306
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: 1134331169
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: 1134331207
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: 1134331215
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: 6610244693
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: 9780203391303
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: 9781134331161
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: 9781134331208
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: 9781134331215
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: 9786610244690
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041532937X
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0415329388
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9780415329378
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9780415329385
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction : aerial bodies -- Graceful manliness, unfeminine maidens, and erotic gods -- Unnatural acts, female strongmen -- Cross-dressing and female muscular drag -- Gender competition, camp spectacles, and impossible machismo -- Androgyny to queer violence : Cirque du Soleil, Archaos and Circus Oz -- Ecstasy and visceral flesh in motion.
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| Abstract
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Examining photographs, illustrations, films and live performances, Peta Tait presents an extraordinary survey of 140 years of high-wire acrobatics and the cultural identities that are presented by bodies in fast, physical aerial movement.
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Acrobatics-- Social aspects.
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Fliegendes Trapez
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GAMES-- Gambling-- Sports.
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SPORTS RECREATION-- Business Aspects.
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SPORTS RECREATION-- Essays.
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SPORTS RECREATION-- History.
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SPORTS RECREATION-- Reference.
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TRAVEL-- Special Interest-- Sports.
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Artist.
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| Dewey Classification
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796.47
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| LC Classification
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GV552.T34 2005eb
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| NLM classification
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ZY 5470rvk
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