Trade of the Tricks: Inside the Magician's Craft - Rilegato

Jones, Graham M.

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ISBN 10: 0520270460 ISBN 13: 9780520270466

Casa editrice: Univ of California Pr, 2011

Riassunto

From risqué cabaret performances to engrossing after-hours shop talk, Trade of the Tricks offers an unprecedented look inside the secretive subculture of modern magicians. Entering the flourishing Paris magic scene as an apprentice, Graham M. Jones gives a firsthand account of how magicians learn to perform their astonishing deceptions. He follows the day-to-day lives of some of France’s most renowned performers, revealing not only how secrets are created and shared, but also how they are stolen and destroyed. In a book brimming with humor and surprise, Jones shows how today’s magicians marshal creativity and passion in striving to elevate their amazing skill into high art. The book’s lively cast of characters includes female and queer performers whose work is changing the face of a historically masculine genre.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Graham M. Jones is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

“Anthropology has always traded on a cachet of romance and exoticism in attracting students, but even I—grizzled veteran that I am—found myself thinking ‘how very cool to be hanging out with magicians in Paris!’. There is certainly nothing like this book in the anthropological literature. It is fascinating and thoroughly enjoyable.” —Richard Bauman, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Indiana University, Bloomington

“A witty, learned, engaging trip through the world of French magic, Trade of the Tricks builds intriguing ideas on the deep knowledge that comes from prolonged, intensive observation.” —Howard Becker, author of Art Worlds and Outsiders

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ of California Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0520270460
• ISBN 13: 9780520270466
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 289