Jumbos and jumping devils : a social history of Indian circus / Nisha P R.
P R, Nisha| Call Number | 791.30954 |
| Author | P R, Nisha, author. |
| Title | Jumbos and jumping devils : a social history of Indian circus / Nisha P R. |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). |
| Series | Oxford scholarship online |
| Notes | This edition also issued in print: 2020. |
| Summary | This text is a fascinating historical account of the humans, animals and objects in the circus industry in India spanning over the last 150 years. It explores in detail a wide range of amazing tales from the evolution and blooming of circus acrobatics in the early 20th century Malabar to the exciting legal battles following the ban of training and performance of wild animals and children from the circus ring in the twenty first century. |
| Subject | Circus India History. |
| Multimedia |
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| Summary | This text is a fascinating historical account of the humans, animals and objects in the circus industry in India spanning over the last 150 years. It explores in detail a wide range of amazing tales from the evolution and blooming of circus acrobatics in the early 20th century Malabar to the exciting legal battles following the ban of training and performance of wild animals and children from the circus ring in the twenty first century. |
| Notes | This edition also issued in print: 2020. |
| Subject | Circus India History. |
| Multimedia |