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Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 282 pages, 38 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; ASZW; DSBF; DSBH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226005393
ISBN
9780226005393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Since its founding in 1964 Tanzania has used music, dance and other cultural productions as ways of imagining and legitimizing the new nation. Focusing on the politics surrounding Swahili performance, Kelly Askew demonstrates the crucial role of popular culture in Tanzania's history. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 halftones, 5 maps, 4 line drawings, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 1M; ASZ; AVGE; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
74
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226029818
ISBN
9780226029818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.09
€ 44.25

Hardcover. Founded on a commitment to expression and community, the annual weeklong festival event Burning Man at Nevada's Black Rock Desert presents challenges to its organizers. This title tracks how a small, underfunded group of organizers transformed into an unconventional corporation with a ten-million-dollar budget and two thousand volunteers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 halftones, 2 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; AB; ASZP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226102375
ISBN
9780226102375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.25
€ 80.56

Paperback. Founded on a commitment to expression and community, the annual weeklong festival event Burning Man at Nevada's Black Rock Desert presents challenges to its organizers. This title tracks how a small, underfunded group of organizers transformed into an unconventional corporation with a ten-million-dollar budget and two thousand volunteers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 halftones, 2 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; AB; ASZP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226102382
ISBN
9780226102382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. This carefully researched study of America's greatest showman, huckster, and impresario is both an inclusive analysis of the historical and cultural forces that were the conditions of P. T. Barnum's success, and, as befits its subject, a richly entertaining presentation of the outrageous man and his exploits. Num Pages: 352 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZW; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Phoenix ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317526
ISBN
9780226317526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardcover. Provides a comprehensive look at the satiric humor that flourished in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. This book reminds us that the postwar era saw varieties of comic expression that were more challenging and nonconformist than we commonly remember. Num Pages: 544 pages, 10 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; ASZH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 920.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226431642
ISBN
9780226431642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.43

Hardcover. During the 1920s and '30s, Franz Taibosh - whose stage name was Clicko - performed in front of millions as one of the stars of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. This title presents the story of Taibosh's journey from boyhood on a small farm in South Africa to top billing as one of the travelling World's Fair Freaks. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: ASZ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226647418
ISBN
9780226647418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.86
€ 63.36

Paperback. Saxon brings together more than 300 letters written by the self-styled "Prince of Humbugs." Here we see him, opinionated and exuberant, with only the rarest flashes of introspection and self-doubt, haggling with business partners, blustering over politics, and attempting to get such friends as Mark Twain to endorse his latest schemes. Num Pages: 454 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZW; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231056878
ISBN
9780231056878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. Translator(s): Kimbrough, R. Keller. Num Pages: 288 pages, 53. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; ASZM; DD; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146586
ISBN
9780231146586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.56
€ 80.25

Hardback. A showcase of the "golden age" of the circus in America Editor(s): Weber, Susan; Ames, Kenneth L.; Wittmann, Matthew. Series: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 327 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 276 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2344.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300185393
ISBN
9780300185393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 55.15

Paperback. Main Street America is kicking up its heels--and you're invited to the party! Goodbye sprawl-and-mall--hello downtown! Long-neglected town centers are coming to life once again, and the buzz is back on main streets all across the country. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZP; WTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471192909
ISBN
9780471192909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.72

Hardcover. Start, grow, and manage your special events career! To succeed in the world of special events management, you need to develop a vast array of skills and acquire a broad knowledge base that covers everything from planning and management to consulting, production, lighting and sound, decor, catering, and more. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ASZ; KJH; KJVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471249573
ISBN
9780471249573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.26

Paperback. From risque cabaret performances to engrossing after-hours shop talk, this title offers a look inside the secretive subculture of modern magicians. It follows the day-to-day lives of some of France's most renowned performers, revealing not only how secrets are created and shared, but also how they are stolen and destroyed. Num Pages: 308 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; APB; ASZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434. Inside the Magician's Craft. 308 pages, illustrations. From risque cabaret performances to engrossing after-hours shop talk, this title offers a look inside the secretive subculture of modern magicians. It follows the day-to-day lives of some of France's most renowned performers, revealing not only how secrets are created and shared, but also how they are stolen and destroyed. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DDF; APB; ASZG. Dimension: 161 x 229 x 20. Weight: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270473
ISBN
9780520270473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Was Christmas always as commercialized as it is today? Is Thanksgiving a religious or secular holiday? When did we begin trick-or-treating on Halloween? This book reveals answers to questions about each holiday's traditions. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5H; ASZP; HBJK; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284722
ISBN
9780520284722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.55

Hardcover. Despite Taiwan's rise as an economic force in the world, modernity has not led to a Weberian process of disenchantment or curbed religiosity. To the contrary, other factors - social, economic, political - have stimilated religion. How and why this has happened are central issues in this book. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, 38 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJ; ASZ; HRKN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010970
ISBN
9780674010970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.46

Paperback. In the late 19th century, Scandinavian urban dwellers developed a passion for a modern sort of visual spectacle: objects and effigies brought to life in realistic scenes. The period 1880-1910 was the high point of mannequin display in Europe. This title explores this phenomenon. Num Pages: 352 pages, 77 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1DNN; 1DNS; ASZ; GM; HBT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050744
ISBN
9780691050744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 51.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
SPCK Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857210258
ISBN
9780857210258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.46

Paperback. The devil is a defiant, nefarious figure, the emblem of evil, and harbinger of the damned. However, the festive devil, turns the most hideous acts into playful transgressions. This volume presents a transnational and performance-centered approach to this character of fiestas, street festivals, and carnivals in North, Central, and South America. Editor(s): Riggio, Milla Cozart; Marino, Angela; Vignolo, Paolo. Num Pages: 384 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 1K; ASZP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857421791
ISBN
9780857421791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.66

Paperback. The most up-to-date study of the Hollywood romantic comedy film, from the development of sound to the twenty-first century, this book examines the history and conventions of the genre and surveys the controversies arising from the critical responses to these films. Series: New Approaches to Film Genre. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; ASZB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 123 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405182652
ISBN
9781405182652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.50

Hardback. This wide-ranging celebration of the variety and complexity of international film comedy covers work from the days of silent movies to the present on a global scale, including Europe, the Middle East and Asia as well as the United States. Editor(s): Horton, Andrew; Rapf, Joanna E. Num Pages: 584 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFN; ASZB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1178.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444338591
ISBN
9781444338591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 240.09

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