
The Land of the Hunger Artists : Science, Spectacle and Authority, c.1880–1922
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From the 1880s to the 1920s, public performances of extreme fasting by caged hunger artists became a very popular source of entertainment. Agustí Nieto-Galan presents the history of this phenomenon as both urban spectacle and subject of scientific study and experiment.
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Utgivelsesdato:
23.11.2023
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ISBN/Varenr:
9781009379588
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Språk:
, Engelsk
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Forlag:
Cambridge University Press
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Fagtema:
Teknologi, ingeniørfag, landbruk og industri
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Litteraturtype:
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Sider:
300
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Høyde:
15.8 cm
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Bredde:
23.6 cm