TY - BOOK AU - Sugarman,Robert ED - Popular Culture Association. TI - The many worlds of circus SN - 9781443811774 AV - GV1801 .M25 2007eb U1 - 791.3 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Newcastle, UK PB - Cambridge Scholars Press KW - Circus KW - History KW - Congresses KW - Social aspects KW - Circus performers KW - Cirque KW - Histoire KW - Congrès KW - Aspect social KW - PERFORMING ARTS KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Zirkus KW - gnd KW - Electronic books KW - Conference papers and proceedings N1 - "This volume contains papers presented at the annual conferences of the Popular Culture Association."--Page x; Includes bibliographical references and index; TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; INTRODUCTION; PART I; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; PART II; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; PART III; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; PART IV; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; PART V; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CHAPTER FIFTEEN; CHAPTER SIXTEEN; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN; PART VI; CHAPTER EIGHTEEN; CHAPTER NINETEEN; CHAPTER TWENTY; CHAPTER TWENTY ONE; CHAPTER TWENTY TWO; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX N2 - Acrobats and manipulators of objects, trained animals, and clowns - have been performing throughout history. In the eighteenth century, the invention of the circus ring provided a focus for the activities, and the modern circus was born. Once the circus UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=539569 ER -