The Spectacle Of Deformity

University of California Press, 10/13/2009 12:00:01. hardcover. Acceptable. 0.9055 in x 9.4094 in x 6.3780 in. Contains some, or all, of the following: highlights, notes, and underlining.

Hardback. New. In 1847, during the great age of the freak show, the British periodical Punch bemoaned the public's 'prevailing taste for deformity'. This work argues that far from being purely exploitative, displays of anomalous bodies served a deeper social purpose as they generated popular and scientific debates over the meanings attached to bodily difference.

Univ of California Pr, 2009. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 288 pages. 9.20x6.30x1.00 inches.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.