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All The Worlds A Fair : Visions Of Empire At American International Exhibitions 1876-1916
Paperback Edition: 1/1987
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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Pages : 338
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Publication date : 1987-10
Subjects: Non-fiction, Humanities, Science And Technology, Social Sciences, History, Sociology, History Of The Americas, Cultural Studies