All the World's a Fair

Visions of Empire at American International Expositions, 1876-1916

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 19th Century
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Author: Robert W. Rydell ISBN: 9780226923253
Publisher: University of Chicago Press Publication: August 16, 2013
Imprint: University of Chicago Press Language: English
Author: Robert W. Rydell
ISBN: 9780226923253
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication: August 16, 2013
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Language: English

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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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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