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Second Impression. Bound in red cloth boards with gilt coat of arms on cover. Some rubbing on edges of cover, otherwise sound. DJ is price clipped with small tears on top edge. Fold-out map showing Parliamentary Boroughs 1584 tipped-in at rear.

Published for the Folger Shakespeare Library.
Bound in grey buckram. Fading to backstrap, otherwise good condition.

To what degree, Nichols asks, does ideology inform images in films, advertising, and other media? Does the cinema or any other sign system liberate or manipulate us? How can we as spectators know when the media are subtly perpetuating a specific set of values? To address these issues, the author draws from a variety of approaches-Marxism, psycholanalysis, communication theory, semiotics, structuralism, the psychology of perception.

An engaging exploration of the history and marvels of the midway. From the tricks of ancient Egyptian magicians the wonders of London's eighteenth century Bartholomew Fair to the golden age of P. T. Barnum's sideshows, Nickell reveals the structure of the shows, specific methods behind the performances, and showmen's tactics for recruiting performers and attracting crowds.