World’s Fairs (Adam Matthew)

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Collating material from thirteen archives around the world, this new online primary source collection offers a unique insight into hundreds of fairs, including London’s Great Exhibition of 1851, American fairs of the 19th and 20th centuries and 21st century EXPOs. This collection is vital for students, teachers and researchers of a huge range of subjects including imperialism, race relations, gender studies, science and technology, consumer culture, architecture and design.  *Please note that PDF download options are not available during trials.

06/04/2016.