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Circus und Hippodrom als politischer Raum : Untersuchungen zum grossen Hippodrom von Konstantinopel und zu entsprechenden Anlagen in spatantiken Kaiserresidenzen
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ISBN: 3487099128 9783487099125 Year: 1994 Volume: 28 Publisher: Hildesheim Olms-Weidmann

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Performing Animals
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ISBN: 0271080787 9780271080789 9780271078342 0271078340 0271080760 9780271080765 Year: 2022 Publisher: University Park, PA

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"A collection of essays that explore the role of performing animals in literature, theater, art, and other media prior to the twentieth century, and discuss recent theoretical work in animal studies, materialism, and post humanism"--Provided by publisher.


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Staging frontiers
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ISBN: 0826361056 0826361064 9780826361066 9780826361059 9780826361042 0826361048 Year: 2019 Publisher: Albuquerque

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"Swashbuckling tales of valiant gauchos roaming Argentina and Uruguay were nineteenth-century Latin American bestsellers. But when the stories jumped from the page to the circus stage and beyond, their cultural, economic, and political influence revolutionized popular culture and daily life. In this expansive and engaging narrative William Acree guides readers through the deep history of popular entertainment before turning to circus culture and rural dramas that celebrated the countryside on stage. More than just riveting social experiences, these dramas were among the region's most dominant attractions on the eve of the twentieth century. Staging Frontiers further explores the profound impacts this phenomenon had on the ways people interacted and on the broader culture that influenced the region. This new, modern popular culture revolved around entertainment and related products, yet it was also central to making sense of social class, ethnic identity, and race as demographic and economic transformations were reshaping everyday experiences in this rapidly urbanizing region"--

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