Giants. Midgets. Tribal non-Westerners. The very fat. The very thin. Hermaphrodites. Conjoined twins. The disabled. The very hirsute. In American history, all have shared the platform equally, as freaks, human oddities, their only commonality their assigned role of anomalous other to the gathered throngs. For the price of a ticket, freak shows offered spectators an icon of bodily otherness whose difference from them secured their own membership in a common American identity--by comparison ordinary, tractable, normal.
Rosemarie Thomson's groundbreaking anthology probes America's ...
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Edition: First Printing
Binding: Pictorial Softcover
Publisher: New York Univ Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780814782224ISBN:0814782221
Description: Fine. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. "Finally, a comprehensive handbook on freaks. Rosemarie Garland Thomson's exhaustive volume covers virtually every aspect, from the history of freaks and freakiness in America {up to and including Michael Jackson}, to freakiness as a cultural and literary device throughout the world. No single book has yet tried to capture this topic in all of its complexity. FREAKERY manages to do this and more. " {Sander L. Gilman}. This book has 400 pages and is illustrated ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIV PR
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780814782224ISBN:0814782221
Description: New. "The release of Freakery is as much a comment on modern academia as it is an intriguing exploration of the enduring fascination with the construction and presentation of those "who have been coarsely categorized as 'freaks, ' 'curiosities', prodigies... read more
Description: Good. 0814782221 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
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