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Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions

Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions

by Kimberly D. Pelle and John E. Findling
Hardback
Publication Date: 03/07/2008

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This encyclopedia contains individual histories of each of the nearly 100 World's Fairs and expositions held in more than 20 countries since 1851. This revised and updated second edition of the book originally published as "A Historical Dictionary of World's Fairs and Expositions" in 1990 includes new entries, including essays on the World's Fairs that will be held in Zaragoza, Spain, in 2008 and in Shanghai, China, in 2010. Many of the original essays have been revised and expanded. The topics covered include goods, tourism, architecture, art and culture, and "exhibition fatigue."Each fair history includes its own annotated bibliography which provides, when possible, the location of relevant primary sources and comments on the quality of secondary sources. Several appendices provide information on the Bureau of International Expositions, as well as fair statistics, fair officials, fairs that did not qualify for inclusion, and fairs that were planned but never held. The book includes a foreword by Vicente G. Loscertales, the secretary general of the Bureau of International Expositions.
ISBN:
9780786434169
9780786434169
Category:
General & world history
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
03-07-2008
Language:
English
Publisher:
McFarland & Co Inc
Country of origin:
United States
Edition:
2nd Edition
Pages:
484
Dimensions (mm):
260x184x32mm
Weight:
1kg

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