Fair World: A History of World's Fairs and Expositions from London to Shanghai 1851-2010

The great World's Fairs and Expositions staged around the world since the mid-nineteenth century were among the largest and most dramatic cultural events ever staged. In both beneficial and detrimental ways, they affected the lives of tens of millions of people. Fair World tells the story of these extraordinary exhibitions from the Victorian period to the present day.

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Fair World: A History of World's Fairs and Expositions from London to Shanghai 1851-2010

The great World's Fairs and Expositions staged around the world since the mid-nineteenth century were among the largest and most dramatic cultural events ever staged. In both beneficial and detrimental ways, they affected the lives of tens of millions of people. Fair World tells the story of these extraordinary exhibitions from the Victorian period to the present day.

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Fair World: A History of World's Fairs and Expositions from London to Shanghai 1851-2010

Fair World: A History of World's Fairs and Expositions from London to Shanghai 1851-2010

by Paul Greenhalgh
Fair World: A History of World's Fairs and Expositions from London to Shanghai 1851-2010

Fair World: A History of World's Fairs and Expositions from London to Shanghai 1851-2010

by Paul Greenhalgh

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The great World's Fairs and Expositions staged around the world since the mid-nineteenth century were among the largest and most dramatic cultural events ever staged. In both beneficial and detrimental ways, they affected the lives of tens of millions of people. Fair World tells the story of these extraordinary exhibitions from the Victorian period to the present day.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781906506094
Publisher: Papadakis Dist A C
Publication date: 08/16/2011
Pages: 282
Product dimensions: 10.60(w) x 12.20(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Paul Greenhalgh is Director of the Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia. His former roles include Director and President of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington DC, President of NSCAD University in Canada, and Head of Research at the V&A Museum in London.

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