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956782
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b711152
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| Main Entry
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Davis, Janet M.
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| Title & Author
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The circus age : : culture society under the American big top /\ Janet M. Davis.
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| Publication Statement
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Chapel Hill :: University of North Carolina Press,, ©2002.
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1 online resource (xviii, 329 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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080782724X
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: 0807853992
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: 0807861499
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: 9780807827246
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: 9780807853993
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: 9780807861493
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-316) and index.
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| Contents
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Circus day -- The circus as a historical and cultural process -- Spectacular labor -- Respectable female nudity -- From the king of beasts to clowns in drag -- Instruct the minds of all classes -- Legacies : from Las Vegas to the bridges of Madison County.
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| Abstract
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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.
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Circus-- Social aspects-- United States.
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Circus-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Circus-- Social aspects.
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Circus.
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PERFORMING ARTS-- Circus.
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Zirkus
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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791.3/0973
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| LC Classification
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GV1803.D38 2002eb
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