Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: Ladies and Gentlemen, I Bring You ... 1
4. Part One. Street Spectacles
5. 1. Glimpsing Urban Savages 14
6. 2. Artful Promotion 47
7. Part Two. Metropolitan Encounters
8. 3. Managing Performance 100
9. 4. Recruiting Entertainers 126
10. 5. Interpreting Exhibitions 155
11. Part Three. The Natural History of Race
12. 6. Transforming “Unfruitful Wonder” 185
13. 7. The End of an Affair 222
14. Conclusion: Afterlives 271
15. Acknowledgments 285
16. Appendix: Terminology 287
17. Abbreviations 288
18. Notes 289
19. Bibliography 343
20. Index 377