World of fairs : the century-of-progress expositions / Robert W. Rydell.

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Rydell, Robert W.

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World of fairs : the century-of-progress expositions / Robert W. Rydell.

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x, 269 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-260) and index.
Part 1. An exhibitionary culture. Forerunners of the Century-of-Progress expositions ; "Fitter families for future firesides": eugenics exhibitions between the wars -- Part 2. The Century-of-Progress expositions. Coloniale moderne ; The empire of science ; Future perfect ; African Americans in the world of tomorrow ; The new day dawns: the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair -- Conclusion -- An essay on archival sources.

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In the depths of the Great Depression, when America's future seemed bleak, nearly one hundred million people visited expositions celebrating the "century of progress." These fairs fired the national imagination and served as cultural icons on which Americans fixed their hopes for prosperity and power. World of Fairs continues Robert W. Rydell's unique cultural history--begun in his acclaimed All the World's a Fair--this time focusing on the interwar exhibitions. He shows how the ideas of a few--particularly artists, architects, and scientists--were broadcast to millions, proclaiming the arrival of modern America--a new empire of abundance build on old foundations of inequality.

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ISBN:

0226732363 (cloth)
9780226732367 (cloth)
0226732371 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780226732374 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Trade shows United States History 20th century.
Trade shows History 20th century.
Salons professionnels États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Salons professionnels Histoire 20e siècle.
Trade shows.
Verkaufsausstellung
Wereldtentoonstellingen.
Vooruitgang.
Expositions internationales 20e siècle.
Expositions coloniales 20e siècle.
Eugénisme États-Unis.
Politique et culture États-Unis 20e siècle.
Geschichte (1833-1958)
Weltausstellung.
United States.
USA.
Exhibitions History

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History.

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Location: Library main 112318
Call No.: T395.5.U6 R94 (ID:94-B954)
Status: Available

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