Ephemeral Vistas: The Expositions Universelles, Great Exhibitions and World's Fairs, 1851-1939 (Studies in Imperialism)

Paul Greenhalgh. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 227-234. Front matter Contents List of illustrations General editor's foreword Acknowledgements Dedication Introduction Origins and conceptual development Funding, politics and society Imperial display Figures Human showcases The national profile The prefabricated and the mass-produced Women: exhibiting and exhibited The fine arts Postscript Bibliography Index The Great Exhibition of 1851 spawned a succession of international fairs and exhibitions which evolved and expanded throughout the world until 1939. This book examines these phenomena, considering the way in which they reflected contemporary social and cultural, and aesthetic attitudes.