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100 1 _aMoeschen, Sheila C.
245 1 0 _aActs of conspicuous compassion
_h[electronic resource] :
_bperformance culture and American charity practices /
_cSheila C. Moeschen.
260 _aAnn Arbor :
_bUniversity of Michigan Press,
_c2013.
300 _a209 p.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aDramatizing distress: sentimental culture, melodrama, and nineteenth-century reform for the deaf/dumb and blind -- Spectacular benevolence: theatricalizing the war on polio with the national foundation for infantile paralysis (NFIP), 1934-1945 -- Wheelchairs and one-liners: televising need in the charity telethon -- Acts of conspicuous compassion: charity in the reality TV era: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2013.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aTheater and society
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 0 _aCharity in literature.
650 0 _aPeople with disabilities in literature.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10734233
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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