Fair America
World's Fairs in the United States (review)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14528552 |
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| Authors | Julie Brown (0000-0001-6358-8022, corresponding author), Julie K Brown |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 429-431 |
| Publication date | 2002-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Technology and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-165X • E-ISSN: 1097-3729 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/tech.2002.0051 |
| OpenAlex | W1993660462 |
| Language | EN |
The cultural footprints left by world's fairs continue to fascinate a wide range of readers, from historians and cultural-studies scholars to the general public. Fair America is a welcome addition to a growing literature and brings together the expertise of authors already well known for their substantial contributions to the field. Robert Rydell energized a generation of scholars with his seminal works on world's fairs, including All the World's a Fair (1984) and World of Fairs (1993). The finely edited Historical Dictionary of World's Fairs (1990) by John Findling and Kimberly Pelle made available a series of excellent essays on international fairs, including those in the [End Page 429] United States, and continues to be the most valued overall reference source available
Art history · Economic history · Political science · Sociology · World wide · Demography · Global Economic and Social Development · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Globalization and Cultural Identity · History
| Highly cited | No |
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