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" Britain, the empire, and the world at the Great Exhibition of 1851 "
Jeffrey A Auerbach; Peter H Hoffenberg
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162405
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b90492
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English
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Britain, the empire, and the world at the Great Exhibition of 1851\ Jeffrey A Auerbach; Peter H Hoffenberg
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Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub. Co., ©2008.
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1 online resource (xviii, 219 pages) : illustrations, maps, plans
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0754692310
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: 9780754692317
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Mission impossible : globalization and the Great Exhibition / Paul Young --The world within the city : the Great Exhibition, race, class and social reform / Kylie Message and Ewan Johnston --Defining nation : Ireland and the Great Exhibition of 1851 / Louise Purbrick --'A valuable and tolerably extensive collection of native and other products' : New Zealand at the Crystal Palace / Ewan Johnston --'Nothing very new or very showy to exhibit'? : Australia at the Great Exhibition and after / Peter H. Hoffenberg --Russia and the Crystal Palace in 1851 / David C. Fisher --The Great Exhibition and the German states / John R. Davis --Modern to ancient : Greece at the Great Exhibition and the Crystal Palace / Debbie Challis --Degrees of otherness : the Ottoman Empire and China at the Great Exhibition of 1851 / Francesca Vanke.
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This collection of essays discusses the significance of colonial and foreign participation at the Great Exhibition in 1851, including the exhibits, publications, officials, and visitors, before, during, and after the event in London's Crystal Palace. These essays consider the ways that the Exhibition connected London, England and many parts of the world, suggesting strong imperial, international and globalThis collection of essays discusses the significance of colonial and foreign participation at the Great Exhibition in 1851, including the exhibits, publications, officials, and visitors, before, during, and after the event in London's Crystal Palace. These essays consider the ways that the Exhibition connected London, England and many parts of the world, suggesting strong imperial, international and globalThis collection of essays discusses the significance of colonial and foreign participation at the Great Exhibition in 1851, including the exhibits, publications, officials, and visitors, before, during, and after the event in London's Crystal Palace. These essays consider the ways that the Exhibition connected London, England and many parts of the world, suggesting strong imperial, international and globalRead more...Addresses the global, international and imperial characteristics of the Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1851. This collection of essays considers how and why the Exhibition was significant both for itsAddresses the global, international and imperial characteristics of the Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1851. This collection of essays considers how and why the Exhibition was significant both for itsBritish hosts and their relationships to the wider world, and for participants from around the world.Addresses the global, international and imperial characteristics of the Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1851. This collection of essays considers how and why the Exhibition was significant both for itsAddresses the global, international and imperial characteristics of the Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1851. This collection of essays considers how and why the Exhibition was significant both for itsBritish hosts and their relationships to the wider world, and for participants from around the world.Addresses the global, international and imperial characteristics of the Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1851. This collection of essays considers how and why the Exhibition was significant both for itsAddresses the global, international and imperial characteristics of the Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1851. This collection of essays considers how and why the Exhibition was significant both for itsBritish hosts and their relationships to the wider world, and for participants from around the world.Read less
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Exhibitions
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International trade
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Technological innovations
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