Canadian Carnival Freaks and the Extraordinary Body, 1900-1970s - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Canadian Carnival Freaks and the Extraordinary Body, 1900-1970s write by Jane Nicholas. This book was released on 2018-05-04. Canadian Carnival Freaks and the Extraordinary Body, 1900-1970s available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1973, a five year old girl known as Pookie was exhibited as "The Monkey Girl" at the Canadian National Exhibition. Pookie was the last of a number of children exhibited as 'freaks' in twentieth-century Canada. Jane Nicholas takes us on a search for answers about how and why the freak show persisted into the 1970s. In Canadian Carnival Freaks and the Extraordinary Body, 1900–1970s, Nicholas offers a sophisticated analysis of the place of the freak show in twentieth-century culture. Freak shows survived and thrived because of their flexible business model, government support, and by mobilizing cultural and medical ideas of the body and normalcy. This book is the first full length study of the freak show in Canada and is a significant contribution to our understanding of the history of Canadian popular culture, attitudes toward children, and the social construction of able-bodiness. Based on an impressive research foundation, the book will be of particular interest to anyone interested in the history of disability, the history of childhood, and the history of consumer culture.
With Faith and Goodwill
With Faith and Goodwill - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook With Faith and Goodwill write by Arthur Milnes. This book was released on 2017-08-20. With Faith and Goodwill available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. On the occasion of Canada’s 150th anniversary this year, With Faith and Goodwill showcases the words and deeds of prime ministers, presidents, and others, from Tommy Douglas to Hillary Clinton. With rare photographs and long-forgotten treasures, this book looks back at a remarkable shared history and those who changed its course.
No Pity
No Pity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook No Pity write by Joseph P. Shapiro. This book was released on 2011-06-22. No Pity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “A sensitive look at the social and political barriers that deny disabled people their most basic civil rights.”—The Washington Post “The primer for a revolution.”—The Chicago Tribune “Nondisabled Americans do not understand disabled ones. This book attempts to explain, to nondisabled people as well as to many disabled ones, how the world and self-perceptions of disabled people are changing. It looks at the rise of what is called the disability rights movement—the new thinking by disabled people that there is no pity or tragedy in disability and that it is society’s myths, fears, and stereotypes that most make being disabled difficult.”—from the Introduction
The Cambridge Companion to the Circus
The Cambridge Companion to the Circus - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Cambridge Companion to the Circus write by Gillian Arrighi. This book was released on 2021-07. The Cambridge Companion to the Circus available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An authoritative introduction to the specialised histories of the modern circus, its unique aesthetics, and its contemporary manifestations and scholarship, from its origins in commercial equestrian performance, to contemporary inflections of circus arts in major international festivals, educational environments, and social justice settings.
Disability in German-Speaking Europe
Disability in German-Speaking Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Disability in German-Speaking Europe write by Linda Leskau. This book was released on 2022. Disability in German-Speaking Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This collection reflects on the development of disability studies in German-speaking Europe and brings together interdisciplinary perspectives on disability in German, Austrian, and Swiss history and culture.
