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Editorial Reviews
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Not mere "encyclopedias of civilization," world's fairs galvanized national support for social reunification after the Civil War, celebrated the U.S. imperial expansionism that followed, generated consumer optimism during the Great Depression, and promoted the essential unity of humankind in the nuclear age. Rydell (history, Montana State Univ.; All the World's a Fair and World of Fairs), John Findling (history, Indiana Univ. Southeast; Chicago's Great World's Fairs) and Kimberly Pelle (admissions, Indiana Univ. Southeast; Historical Dictionary of World's Fairs and Expositions) show that world's fairs have not only showcased cultural and technological aspects of society but have "contribute[d] to the cultural milieu of societies that have hosted them." Filled with archival photographs and boasting a section of extensive notes, Fair America examines and documents 30 world's fairs from 1853 to 1984. It would seem to be the definitive work, exploring the intentions of organizers, the perceptions of audiences, and the way minorities challenged stereotypes at each fair. Any school, public, or academic library would welcome this systematic work.DKay Meredith Dushek, Anamosa, IA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
World's Fairs have introduced Americans to technologies such as telephones and X-rays, to futuristic architecture and transportation schemes, and to new and exotic forms of entertainment such as the Ferris Wheel and belly-dancing. Billed by their promoters as "encyclopedias of civilization," the expositions impressed tens of millions of fairgoers with model environments and utopian visions. Illustrated with archival photographs of fair buildings, exhibits, and souvenirs, this book surveys 150 years of these dazzling, culturally revealing events.
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Not mere "encyclopedias of civilization," world's fairs galvanized national support for social reunification after the Civil War, celebrated the U.S. imperial expansionism that followed, generated consumer optimism during the Great Depression, and promoted the essential unity of humankind in the nuclear age. Rydell (history, Montana State Univ.; All the World's a Fair and World of Fairs), John Findling (history, Indiana Univ. Southeast; Chicago's Great World's Fairs) and Kimberly Pelle (admissions, Indiana Univ. Southeast; Historical Dictionary of World's Fairs and Expositions) show that world's fairs have not only showcased cultural and technological aspects of society but have "contribute[d] to the cultural milieu of societies that have hosted them." Filled with archival photographs and boasting a section of extensive notes, Fair America examines and documents 30 world's fairs from 1853 to 1984. It would seem to be the definitive work, exploring the intentions of organizers, the perceptions of audiences, and the way minorities challenged stereotypes at each fair. Any school, public, or academic library would welcome this systematic work.DKay Meredith Dushek, Anamosa, IA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
World's Fairs have introduced Americans to technologies such as telephones and X-rays, to futuristic architecture and transportation schemes, and to new and exotic forms of entertainment such as the Ferris Wheel and belly-dancing. Billed by their promoters as "encyclopedias of civilization," the expositions impressed tens of millions of fairgoers with model environments and utopian visions. Illustrated with archival photographs of fair buildings, exhibits, and souvenirs, this book surveys 150 years of these dazzling, culturally revealing events.
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