Freaks
- Authors
- Fiedler, Leslie
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Tags
- history , sociology
- ISBN
- 9780385470131
- Date
- 1978-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 15.41 MB
- Lang
- it
From two-headed men and dwarfs to Siamese twins, the phenomenon of the freak has fascinated people for centuries. In this classic study of the very nature of that fascination, the renowned literary and cultural critic Fiedler offers an in-depth examination of man's views of the freak from classical times to present. 150 photos and line drawings.