Exploring the Cultural History of Continental European Freak Shows and 'Enfreakment'

This collection offers cultural historical analyses of enfreakment and freak shows, examining the social construction and spectacular display of wondrous, monstrous, or curious Otherness in the formerly relatively neglected region of Continental Europe. Forgotten stories are uncovered about freak-sh...

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Main Author: Kerchy, Anna
Other Authors: Zittlau, Andrea
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012.
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