Entertaining elephants animal agency and the business of the American circus / Susan Nance.

Author/creator Nance, Susan
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBaltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, [2013]
Descriptionviii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesAnimals, history, culture
Contents Why elephants in the early republic? -- Becoming an elephant "actor" -- Learning to take direction -- Punishing bull elephants -- Herd management in the gilded age -- Going off script -- Animal cultures lost in the circus, then and now.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 235-275) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012023932
ISBN9781421408293 (hdbk. : acid-free paper)
ISBN1421408295 (hdbk. : acid-free paper)

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