Popular Exhibitions, Science and Showmanship, 1840-1910 /

Victorian culture was characterized by a proliferation of shows and exhibitions. These were encouraged by the development of new sciences and technologies, together with changes in transportation, education and leisure patterns. The essays in this collection look at exhibitions and their influence i...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kember, Joe (Editor ), Plunkett, John (Editor ), Sullivan, Jill A (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Colección:Science and culture in the nineteenth century.
Temas:
1800 - 1899
Exhibitions > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Science > Social aspects > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Science > Great Britain > Exhibitions > History > 19th century.
Sciences > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Sciences > Expositions > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Social Aspects.
SCIENCE > General.
Science
Exhibitions.
Science > Social aspects.
Great Britain.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; List of Figures and Tables; Introduction; 1. Spectacle om Leicester Square; 2. Fetes, Bazaars and Conversaziones; 3. The Afterlife of Freak Shows; 4. Beyond Scientific Spectacle; 5. Daniel William Cahill and the Rhetorical Geography of Science and Religion; 6. Narrativizing 'The World's Show'; 7. The Talking Fish; 8. Representation, Race and the Zoological Real in the Great Gorilla Controversy of 1861; 9. On Wonder; 10. Meeting the Zulus; 11. Unwrapping the Past; 12. 'The Wandering Friend'; Notes; Index.

Ejemplares similares