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All the World's a Fair: Visions of Empire at American International

All the World's a Fair: Visions of Empire at American International Exhibitions, 1876-1916 Paperback / softback - 1987

by Robert W. Rydell

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  • Title All the World's a Fair: Visions of Empire at American International Exhibitions, 1876-1916
  • Author Robert W. Rydell
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Condition New
  • Pages 328
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
  • Date 1987-10-15
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # B9780226732404
  • ISBN 9780226732404 / 0226732401
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.08 x 6 x 1 in (23.06 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects Exhibitions - History, Imperialism - Social aspects - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 84002674
  • Dewey Decimal Code 909.810

From the publisher

Robert W. Rydell contends that America's early world's fairs actually served to legitimate racial exploitation at home and the creation of an empire abroad. He looks in particular to the "ethnological" displays of nonwhites-set up by showmen but endorsed by prominent anthropologists-which lent scientific credibility to popular racial attitudes and helped build public support for domestic and foreign policies. Rydell's lively and thought-provoking study draws on archival records, newspaper and magazine articles, guidebooks, popular novels, and oral histories.

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ON THE OVERCAST MORNING of 10 May 1876, the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia officially opened to the public.

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About the author

Robert W. Rydell is professor of history at Montana State University and served as John Adams Professor of American Civilization at the University of Amsterdam.