All the World's a Fair - by Robert W Rydell (Paperback)

Name: All the World's a Fair - by Robert W Rydell (Paperback)
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A groundbreaking account of the ways the United States used world's fairs to extend its empire abroad and racial hierarchies at home In All the World's a Fair, Robert W. Rydell argues that America's nineteenth-century world's fairs served to legitimate racial exploitation at home and the creation of an empire abroad.
About the Author: Robert W. Rydell is professor of history at Montana State University and served as John Adams Professor of American Civilization at the University of Amsterdam.
328 Pages
History, Modern

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Book Synopsis

A groundbreaking account of the ways the United States used world's fairs to extend its empire abroad and racial hierarchies at home

In All the World's a Fair, Robert W. Rydell argues that America's nineteenth-century world's fairs 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 to tell a new story of American history and empire.

About the Author

Robert W. Rydell is professor of history at Montana State University and served as John Adams Professor of American Civilization at the University of Amsterdam.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.08 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.1 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 328

Genre: History

Sub-Genre: Modern

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Theme: 19th Century

Format: Paperback

Author: Robert W Rydell

Language: English

Street Date: October 15, 1987

TCIN: 1006089310

UPC: 9780226732404

Item Number (DPCI): 247-08-7141

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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