An empire on display : English, Indian, and Australian exhibitions from the Crystal Palace to the Great War /

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The exhibitions of the Victorian and Edwardian eras are the lens through which this book examines the economic, cultural, and social forces that helped define Britain and the Empire. It focuses on exhibitions in England, Australia, and India from the Great Exhibition to the Festival of Empire.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hoffenberg, Peter H., 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2001.
Subjects:
Commonwealth
Exhibitions > Great Britain > History.
Exhibitions > India > History.
Exhibitions > Australia > History.
Expositions > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Expositions > Inde > Histoire.
Expositions > Australie > Histoire.
HISTORY > Study & Teaching.
Exhibitions
Selbstdarstellung
Ausstellung
Tentoonstellingen.
Sociale aspecten.
Imperialisme.
Kolonialisme.
Expositions internationales > Histoire.
Australia
Great Britain
India
Großbritannien
Indien
Australien
Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland.
Brits Indië
Australië
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Exhibitions and the new imperialism; 2. The exhibition wallahs; 3. Commissioners and the state; 4. Consumers, producers, and markets; 5. Terrae nullius?; 6. Machines-in-motion; 7. Imperial and national taxonomies; 8. The imperial pilgrims' progress; Epilogue; Appendices; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.

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