All the World's a Fair: Visions of Empire at American International Expositions, 1876-1916
ISBN-13:
9780226732404
ISBN-10:
0226732401
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Robert W. Rydell
Publication date:
1987
Publisher:
The University of Chicago Press
Format:
Paperback
338 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780226732404
ISBN-10:
0226732401
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Robert W. Rydell
Publication date:
1987
Publisher:
The University of Chicago Press
Format:
Paperback
338 pages
Summary
All the World's a Fair: Visions of Empire at American International Expositions, 1876-1916 (ISBN-13: 9780226732404 and ISBN-10: 0226732401), written by authors
Robert W. Rydell, was published by The University of Chicago Press in 1987.
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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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