Worlds of the ring

Nation and empire in the British and German circus

AvSabine Hanke

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Del i serien Studies in Popular Culture

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Beskrivning

Worlds of the Ring is a groundbreaking exploration of the interwar European circus scene, focusing on the German Sarrasani and British Bertram W. Mills’ circuses. This study illuminates the correlation between the circus’s evolution and imperialism/nationalism, revealing how these enterprises shaped national identities for popular audiences. Examining the years 1918-45, the book takes a transnational perspective, uncovering the interplay of international and national forces that influenced the modern circus. Through case studies, it delves into the lives of individuals in the industry, using diverse sources like newspapers, legal documents, and performer archives. The book introduces the concept of Orientalism to analyse how circuses depicted foreign worlds, and provides a fresh perspective on interwar popular culture, globalising forces, and the circus's ties to European imperialism in the early 20th century.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-01-28
Mått:156 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt:494 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Popular Culture
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Manchester University Press
ISBN:9781526175090

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Socialhistoria och kulturhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi
Övrig scenkonst inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Sabine Hanke is a Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Tuebingen.

Recensioner i media

'A significant contribution to the historiography of interwar and wartime leisure. Despite the widespread popularity of the circus at the time, it remains an understudied aspect of popular culture, certainly in relation to scholarship focused on film, radio, and theater histories... The book offers much to cultural and political historians interested in nationalism and popular culture in early twentieth-century Britain and Germany and should be required reading for anyone wanting to know more about intersections of popular entertainment, domestic politics, and cultural diplomacy'Peter Yeandle, American Historical Review

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction 1 Modernity and the circus 2 Training, risk and celebrity: wild animals and human stars 3 Half-human, half-animal: the lure of empire in the British circus 4 Germany’s native kin: the Wild West at the Sarrasani Circus 5 Juggling entertainment and control: wartime circus performances Conclusion Index