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The lives of dwarfs: the journey from public curiosity toward social liberation
The lives of dwarfs: the journey from public curiosity toward social liberation
Author
Adelson, Betty M
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Publication Date
c2005
Language
English
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599.94 Adelson 2005
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ISBN
9780813535487
Subjects
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Dwarfs (Persons)
Dwarfs (Persons) -- History
Dwarfs (Persons) -- Public opinion
Dwarfs (Persons) -- Social conditions
History
Public opinion
Short people
Short people -- History
Social conditions
Table of Contents
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I: The past: social constraints and the struggle to cope
History from ancient Egypt through the Nazi era
Biographies of eminent dwarfs
II: The transition: confronting mockery, myth, and medical mysteries
Stigma
Mythology
Anthropology
Medical aspects
III: The cultural mirror: images of dwarfs in the arts
Art
Literature
Theater, film, and television
Music
IV: Lives today: transforming destiny
Lives today.
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