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 ...
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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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Add this copy of All the World's a Fair: Visions of Empire at American to cart. $31.78, good condition, Sold by Phatpocket Limited rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Waltham Abbey, ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1985 by University of Chicago Press.
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Add this copy of All the World's a Fair: Visions of Empire at American to cart. $32.00, very good condition, Sold by Blackstone Library Friends rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Blackstone, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by University of Chicago Press.
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Very good in poor dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. This copy is in relatively good shape in a battered and torn dust cover. The edges of the pages show some tan spotting. The binding and pages are in very good condition. This copy contains a gift inscription in ink on the title page. Otherwise there are no marks or notes in the body of the text.
Add this copy of All the World's a Fair: Visions of Empire at American to cart. $30.64, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by University of Chicago Press.
Add this copy of All the World's a Fair: Visions of Empire at American to cart. $67.75, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by University of Chicago Press.
