| Descript |
xxiv, 431 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm |
| Content type |
text |
| Media type |
unmediated |
| Carrier type |
volume |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 414-416) and index. |
| Contents |
I: The past: social constraints and the struggle to cope -- History from ancient Egypt through the Nazi era -- Biographies of eminent dwarfs -- II: The transition: confronting mockery, myth, and medical mysteries -- Stigma -- Mythology -- Anthropology -- Medical aspects -- III: The cultural mirror: images of dwarfs in the arts -- Art -- Literature -- Theater, film, and television -- Music -- IV: Lives today: transforming destiny -- Lives today. |
| Subject |
Dwarfs -- History.
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Dwarfs -- Social conditions.
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Dwarfs -- Public opinion.
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Short people -- History.
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| Add Author |
Rotta, Julie, writer of foreword.
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| ISBN |
0813535484 hardcover alk. paper |
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9780813535487 hardcover alk. paper |
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