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From the 1880s to the 1920s, public performances of extreme fasting by caged hunger artists became a very popular source of entertainment. Agustà Nieto- Galan presents the history of this phenomenon as both urban spectacle and subject of scientific study and experiment.
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The Land of the Hunger Artists, Dr Oliver Hochadel, Agusti Nieto-Galan
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- Released
- 2023
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Dr Oliver Hochadel, Agusti Nieto-Galan
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Released
- 2023
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 282
- ISBN10
- 1009379569
- ISBN13
- 9781009379564
- Series
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
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- From the 1880s to the 1920s, public performances of extreme fasting by caged hunger artists became a very popular source of entertainment. Agustà Nieto- Galan presents the history of this phenomenon as both urban spectacle and subject of scientific study and experiment.