Land of the Hunger Artists - Science, Spectacle and Authority, C.18801922

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

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Geographies; 2. Performances; 3. Experiments; 4. Spirits; 5. Elixirs; 6. Politics; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Agustí Nieto-Galan is Professor of History of Science at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), ICREA Acadèmia Fellow, and director of the Institut d'Història de la Ciència (iHC) at the UAB.

Summary

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

Product details

• Authors: Agustí Nieto-Galan, Agusti (Universitat Autonoma De Barce Nieto-Galan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.11.2023
• EAN: 9781009379588
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0937958-8
• No. of pages: 300
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, History of Science, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, History of engineering & technology