{"product_id":"the-land-of-the-hunger-artists-science-spectacle-and-authority-c-1880-1922-hardback-9781009379588","title":"The Land of the Hunger Artists; Science, Spectacle and Authority, c.1880–1922 (Hardback) 9781009379588","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Land of the Hunger Artists\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eScience, Spectacle and Authority, c.1880–1922\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe story of the exhibition of hunger, emaciated bodies and their enormous impact in the public sphere around 1900.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAgustí Nieto-Galan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009379588, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 November 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e282 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 1.9 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… the sheer weight of commentary on the hunger artist - by onlookers, experts, fiction writers, fasters themselves - suggests that the author is right to link this material to powerful sociocultural trends. As he convincingly shows, the hunger artist exemplifies a dramatic shift from the religious to the secular body; from a confident materialist science to one that, when turning to human subjects, was often ambivalent and uncertain; and from local to global connections in science, commerce, and entertainment. These insights constitute an impressive achievement, even if, as the author concludes, the hunger artist will still demand 'future historical analysis'.' Elizabeth A. Williams, Journal of Modern History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFrom the 1880s to the 1920s, hunger artists - professional fasters - lived on the fringes of public spectacle and academic experiment. Agustí Nieto-Galan presents the history of this phenomenon as popular urban spectacle and subject of scientific study, showing how hunger artists acted as mediators between the human and the social body. Doctors, journalists, impresarios , artists, and others used them to reinforce their different philosophical views, scientific schools, political ideologies, cultural values, and professional interests. The hunger artists generated heated debates on objectivity and medical pluralism, and fierce struggles over authority, recognition, and prestige. Set on the fringes of the freak show culture of the nineteenth century and the scientific study of physiology laboratories, Nieto-Galan explores the story of the public exhibition of hunger, emaciated bodies, and their enormous impact on the public sphere of their time.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Geographies\u003cbr\u003e 2. Performances\u003cbr\u003e 3. Experiments\u003cbr\u003e 4. Spirits\u003cbr\u003e 5. Elixirs\u003cbr\u003e 6. Politics\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of engineering \u0026amp; technology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of engineering \u0026amp; technology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20engineering%20\u0026amp;%20technology%20%5BTBX%5D%22\"\u003eTBX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52413996499224,"sku":"9781009379588","price":72.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009379588i.jpg?v=1784334794","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-land-of-the-hunger-artists-science-spectacle-and-authority-c-1880-1922-hardback-9781009379588","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}