The 1933 Chicago World's Fair : a century of progress / Cheryl R. Ganz.

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Ganz, Cheryl.

Title & Author:

The 1933 Chicago World's Fair : a century of progress / Cheryl R. Ganz.

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Description:

xi, 206 pages, 46 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-198) and index.
Sally Rand and the Midway -- Chicago boosters set the stage -- A new vision for a World's Fair -- The vision on display -- Women's spaces at the fair -- African Americans and the Du Sable legacy -- Ethnic identity and nationalistic representations of progress -- Aviation, nationalism, and progress.

Summary:

"Chicago's 1933 world's fair set a new direction for international expositions. Earlier fairs had exhibited technological advances, but Chicago's fair organizers used the very idea of progress to buoy national optimism during the Depression's darkest years. Fair organizers, together with corporate leaders, believed that progress rides on the tide of technological innovation and consumerism." "But not all those who struggled for a voice at Chicago's 1933 exposition had abandoned the traditional notions of progress that entailed social justice and equality, recognition of ethnic and gender-related accomplishments, and personal freedom and expression." "In this engaging social and cultural history, Cheryl R. Ganz examines Chicago's second world's fair through the lenses of technology, ethnicity, and gender."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

9780252033575 (hdbk. ; alk. paper)
0252033574 (hdbk. ; alk. paper)
9780252095504 (epub)
0252095502
9780252078521
0252078527

Subject:

Weltausstellung Chicago 1933-1934.
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) History.
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 Chicago, Ill.)
Century of Progress International Exposition
Century of Progress International Exposition 1933-1934 Chicago, Ill.
Exhibitions Illinois Chicago History.
Expositions Illinois Chicago Histoire.
Exhibitions
Världsutställningar historia.
Illinois Chicago

Form/genre:

History
Books.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 276124
Call No.: BIB 210678
Status: Available

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