The Inglorious Arts of Peace : Exhibitions in Canadian Society during the Nineteenth Century /

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"The exhibition was one of the great nineteenth-century projects for improving the world. Combining the Victorian virtues of communication, cooperation, and competition, it promised to advertise the choice products of civilization to a receptive public. The Inglorious Arts of Peace is the first...

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Main Author: Heaman, E. A. (Elsbeth A.), 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, 1999.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Tentoonstellingen.
Exhibitions.
HISTORY > Modern > 19th Century.
HISTORY > Study & Teaching.
Expositions > Canada > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Exhibitions > Canada > History > 19th century.
Canada.
Livres numeriques.
History.
e-books.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Theory of the Exhibition: An Overview
  • pt. 1. Exhibitions in Central Canada. 2. The Early History of Exhibitions in Canada, 1789-1837. 3. Exhibitions as Politics in Central Canada, 1841-1891. 4. The Provincial Exhibitions and Economic Development, 1846-1893. 5. Exhibition Culture
  • pt. 2. Canada at the International Exhibitions. 6. International Exhibitions and Canadian Nationality, 1851-1867. 7. Exhibitions in Europe after Confederation and the Commodification of Canada. 8. Exhibitions in America after Confederation and the Commodification of Everything
  • pt. 3. Exhibitions and Identities. 9. Women and the Political Economy of Exhibitions. 10. Making a Spectacle: Exhibitions of the First Nations.

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