| Main Title: |
The FitzGerald Brothers' Circus : spectacle, identity, and nationhood at the Australian circus / Gillian Arrighi. |
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| Author: |
Arrighi, Gillian
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| Imprint: |
Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2015. |
| Collation: |
xi, 262 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits, paperback ; 23 cm. |
| Summary: |
The Fitzgerald Brothers Circus, the biggest in Australia and New Zealand in the late 19th century, was enormously popular. Gillian Arrighi provides a vivid account of the Circus tent shows, orchestrated performances and personalities. Arrighi presents insights into the significance of the circus in Australasia and how it helped shape the general public ideas of Australian nationhood. |
| Subject: |
FitzGerald Brothers' Circus
Circus and circuses
Nationalism
Australia
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| ISBN: |
9781925003581 (paperback) |
| Notes: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-252) and index.
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