The thrill makers: celebrity, masculinity, and stunt performance
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1. Verfasser: Smith, Jacob (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley University of California Press 2012
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Well before Evel Knievel or Hollywood stuntmen, reality television or the X Games, North America had a long tradition of stunt performance, of men (and some women) who sought media attention and popular fame with public feats of daring. Many of these feats--jumping off bridges, climbing steeples and buildings, swimming incredible distances, or doing tricks with wild animals--had their basis in the manual trades or in older entertainments like the circus. Jacob Smith shows how turn-of-the-century bridge jumpers, human flies, lion tamers, and stunt pilots first drew crowds to watch them
Introduction -- The adventures of the bridge jumper -- The adventures of the human fly -- The adventures of the lion tamer -- The adventures of the aeronaut -- Conclusion
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ISBN:0520270886
0520270894
0520952367
1280492023
9780520270886
9780520270893
9780520952362
9781280492020

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