The greatest show on earth: Political spectacle, spectacular politics, and the American pacific

Theatre Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 355-382

  Werry, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 44449106909     PISSN: 01922882     EISSN: 1086332X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/tj.2005.0124     Document Type: Article

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