Wild and Dangerous Performances Animals, Emotions, Circus

Elephants, lions, tigers and leopards evoke fascination and awe, fear and excitement. This book analyzes trained acts in twentieth-century live circus and cinema, reveals how humans anthropomorphize animals with their emotions, and interrogates the notion

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Animals, Emotions, Circus

Peta Tait

10.1057/9780230354012 - Wild and Dangerous Performances, Peta Tait

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Wild and Dangerous Performances

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Wild and Dangerous Performances

10.1057/9780230354012 - Wild and Dangerous Performances, Peta Tait

Also by Peta Tait CIRCUS BODIES: Cultural Identity in Aerial Performance

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PERFORMING EMOTION

10.1057/9780230354012 - Wild and Dangerous Performances, Peta Tait

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Animals, Emotions, Circus Peta Tait

10.1057/9780230354012 - Wild and Dangerous Performances, Peta Tait

© Peta Tait 2011 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission.

Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2011 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978–0–230–24648–5 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Tait, Peta, 1953– Wild and dangerous performances : animals, emotions, circus / Peta Tait. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978–0–230–24648–5 (hardback) 1. Circus. 2. Circus animals. 3. Circus—Psychological aspects. 4. Circus—Social aspects. I. Title. GV1815.T34 2011 791.3—dc23 2011031566 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 Printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Antony Rowe, Chippenham and Eastbourne

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