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The Land of the Hunger Artists

About The Land of the Hunger Artists

From the 1880s to the 1920s, public performances of extreme fasting by caged hunger artists became a very popular source of entertainment. Agusti Nieto-Galan presents the history of this phenomenon as both urban spectacle and subject of scientific study and experiment.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781009379564
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 300
  • Published:
  • November 22, 2023
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x226x18 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 412 g.
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Description of The Land of the Hunger Artists

From the 1880s to the 1920s, public performances of extreme fasting by caged hunger artists became a very popular source of entertainment. Agusti Nieto-Galan presents the history of this phenomenon as both urban spectacle and subject of scientific study and experiment.

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