The international exhibitions held around the world between 1851 and 1939 were spectacular gestures, which briefly held the attention of the world before disapp

Charting the intersection of technology and ideology, cultural production and social science, Fatimah Tobing Rony explores early-twentieth-century representatio

In the depths of the Great Depression, when America's future seemed bleak, nearly one hundred million people visited expositions celebrating the "century of pro

International Exhibitions and Urbanism provides an insightful and comprehensive historical review of international exhibitions in its first half, which is then

These essays expose how meaning has been produced around the Great Exhibition. It contains readings of the historical record of the exhibition, exploring the us