J. Springhall
Palgrave Macmillan US
e druk, 2008
9780230604490
The Genesis of Mass Culture
Show Business Live in America, 1840 to 1940
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan US |
2008
ISBN13: 9780230604490
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
A thorough survey of the origins and development of the major distinct American commercial entertainments that emerged between over the course of the 19th century and into the 20th, including P.T. Barnum_s American Museum, freak show, and circus, as well as blackface minstrelry, Buffalo Bill_s Wild West Show, and vaudeville.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780230604490
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US
Inhoudsopgave
The American Museum: Barnum's Great Leap Forward * The Freak Show Business: "Step Right Up, Folks" * Blackface Minstrelsy: The First All-American Show * The Americanized Circus: Barnum& Bailey In Excelsis * Buffalo Bill's Wild West: American Culture Goes Global * Vaudeville I: Rise and Decline of an Emergent Mass Culture * Vaudeville II: Cultural Exchange, Departure, and Transmutation * Conclusions * Appendix I: P. T. Barnum: Humbug and Reality * Appendix II: Harry Houdini's Early Career