Jumbos and jumping devils : a social history of Indian circus /
This text is a fascinating historical account of the humans, animals and objects in the circus industry in India spanning over the last 150 years. It explores in detail a wide range of amazing tales from the evolution and blooming of circus acrobatics in the early 20th century Malabar to the excitin...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Delhi :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This text is a fascinating historical account of the humans, animals and objects in the circus industry in India spanning over the last 150 years. It explores in detail a wide range of amazing tales from the evolution and blooming of circus acrobatics in the early 20th century Malabar to the exciting legal battles following the ban of training and performance of wild animals and children from the circus ring in the twenty first century. |
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| Item Description: | This edition also issued in print: 2020. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 302 pages) : illustrations (black and white). |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190992088 0190992085 0190992077 9780190992071 |