Ephemeral Vistas: The Expositions Universelles, Great Exhibitions And World's Fairs, 1851 1939
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780719023002 (0719023009)
Publish date: February 15th 1991
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Edition language: English
So these were like the Olympics, but even bigger, (several early Olympics were actually sideshows in World Fairs. So was the Second Internationale, at one point.) But instead of showing off just their athletes, countries would come on down and show ALL OF THEIR STUFF. ALL of it. Cheese, chairs, art,...