Stunts of Late Nineteenth-Century New York: Aestheticised Precarity, Endangered Liveness

Author:   Kirstin Smith
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367142698


Pages:   216
Publication Date:   23 August 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Stunts of Late Nineteenth-Century New York: Aestheticised Precarity, Endangered Liveness


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Author:   Kirstin Smith
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367142698


ISBN 10:   0367142694
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   23 August 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Stunts and money: bridge jumping and the Industrial Army; 2. Stunts, work and walking in circles in the ‘go-as-you-please’ race; 3. Stunt journalism; 4. Turning the wheel: bicycle stunts, circulation and derivatives; Conclusion; Index

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Kirstin Smith is lecturer in Drama at the University of East Anglia, UK. Her work has appeared in TDR and Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film , and her research examines the intersection of performance, identity and economy.

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