{"product_id":"encyclopedia-of-worlds-fairs-and-expositions-9781476664507","title":"Encyclopedia of Worlds Fairs and Expositions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This encyclopedia contains individual histories of each of the nearly 100 World''s Fairs and expositions held in more than 20 countries since 1851. This is a thorough revision and updating of the book originally published as \u003ci\u003eA Historical Dictionary of World''s Fairs and Expositions\u003c\/i\u003e in 1990. The new entries include essays on the world''s fairs to be held in Zaragoza, Spain, in 2008 and in Shanghai, China, in 2010. Many of the original essays have been revised and expanded. Topics covered include goods, tourism, nationalistic competition, architecture, art and culture, and exhibition fatigue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Each fair history has its own annotated bibliography which provides, when possible, the location of relevant primary sources and comments on the quality of secondary sources. Appendices cover the Bureau of International Expositions, fair statistics, fair officials, fairs that did not qualify for inclusion, and fairs that were planned but never held. The book includes a foreword\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewell written...excellent...recommended\"\" - \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"highly detailed...excellent period illustrations...recommended\"\" - \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"valuable...recommended\"\" - \u003cem\u003eChoice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword by Vicente González Loscertales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLondon 1851 (John R. Davis)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDublin 1853 (Tammy Lau)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York 1853 (Ivan D. Steen)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParis 1855 (Barrie M. Ratcliffe)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLondon 1862 (Thomas Prasch)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDublin 1865 (Miglena Ivanova)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDunedin 1865 (Conal McCarthy)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParis 1867 (Volker Barth)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLondon 1871–1874 (Catherine Dibello and the Editors)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVienna 1873 (Nadine Rottau)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhiladelphia 1876 (Alfred Heller)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParis 1878 (Andrea C. Roeber)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSydney 1879–1880 (Kirsten Orr)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMelbourne 1880–1881 (David Dunstan)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtlanta 1881 ( James M. Russell)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmsterdam 1883 (John E. Findling)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoston 1883 (Noah W. Sobe)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalcutta 1883–1884 (Thomas Prasch)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLouisville 1883–1887 (Carl E. Kramer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Orleans 1884–1885 (Miki Pfeffer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAntwerp 1885 (Matthew G. Stanard)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdinburgh 1886 (Laurie Dalton)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLondon 1886 (Thomas Prasch)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdelaide 1887 (Lara Anderson)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarcelona 1888 (Gary McDonogh)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlasgow 1888 (Susan Bennett)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMelbourne 1888–1889 (David Dunstan)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParis 1889 (Anthony Swift)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDunedin 1889–1890 (Conal McCarthy)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKingston 1891 (Ronald J. Mahoney)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMadrid 1892 (David R. Watters)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChicago 1893 (R. Reid Badger)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAntwerp 1894 (Matthew G. Stanard)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSan Francisco 1894 (Arthur Chandler and Marvin Nathan)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHobart 1894–1895 (Lara Anderson)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtlanta 1895 (Charlene G. Garfinkle)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrussels 1897 (Matthew G. Stanard)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuatemala City 1897 (Laurie Dalton)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNashville 1897 (Charlene G. Garfinkle)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStockholm 1897 (Lars F. Johansson)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmaha 1898 (Charlene G. Garfinkle)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParis 1900 (Robert W. Brown)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuffalo 1901 (Lewis L. Gould and Kris L. Brackett)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlasgow 1901 (Cristina Carbone)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharleston 1901–1902 (James M. Beeby)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorino 1902 (Cristina Carbone)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHanoi 1902–1903 (Robert W. Rydell)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSt. Louis 1904 (Astrid Böger)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiège 1905 (Matthew G. Stanard)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePortland 1905 (Carl Abbott)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMilan 1906 (John E. Findling)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristchurch 1906–1907 (Conal McCarthy)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDublin 1907 (Miglena Ivanova)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJamestown 1907 (J. D. Bowers)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLondon 1908 (Jane Kimber)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeattle 1909 (J. D. Bowers)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrussels 1910 (Paul Greenhalgh)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNanking 1910 (Kimberly D. Pelle)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLondon 1911 (Susan Bennett)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGhent 1913 (John E. Findling)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSan Francisco 1915 (Burton Benedict)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSan Diego 1915–1916 (Matthew Bokovoy)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRio de Janeiro 1922–1923 (Bruno Bontempi, Jr., andNoah W. Sobe)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWembley 1924–1925 (Alexander C. T. Geppert)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParis 1925 (Philip Whalen)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDunedin 1925–1926 (Jennifer Wagelie)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhiladelphia 1926 (David Glassberg)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong Beach 1928 (Kaye Briegel)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarcelona 1929–1930 (John E. Findling)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeville 1929–1930 (Cristina Carbone)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAntwerp\/Liège 1930 (Paul Greenhalgh)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStockholm 1930 (Ursula Lindqvist)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParis 1931 (Marc Lagana)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChicago 1933–1934 (John E. Findling)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrussels 1935 (Johan Lagae)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSan Diego 1935–1936 (Matthew Bokovoy)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohannesburg 1936–1937 (Deborah L. Hughes)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParis 1937 (Arthur Chandler, updated by Philip Whalen)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlasgow 1938 (John MacKenzie)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York 1939–1940 (Paul T. Sayers)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSan Francisco 1939–1940 (Don Larson)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWellington 1939–1940 (Conal McCarthy)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLisbon 1940 (John E. Findling)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePort-au-Prince 1949–1950 (Kimberly D. Pelle)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLondon 1951 (Harriet Atkinson)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrussels 1958 (Robert W. Rydell)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeattle 1962 (John M. Findlay)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York 1964–1965 (Andrew V. Uroskie)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMontreal 1967 (Krista L. Bennett)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSan Antonio 1968 (Shirley M. Eoff)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOsaka 1970 (David Anderson)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpokane 1974 (Arlin C. Migliazzo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOkinawa 1975–1976 (Martin Manning)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnoxville 1982 (Carl E. Kramer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Orleans 1984 (Miki Pfeffer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTsukuba 1985 (Tatsushi Narita)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVancouver 1986 ( John E. Findling)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrisbane 1988 (Martin Manning)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenoa 1992 (Martin Manning)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeville 1992 (Veronique Marteau)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaejon 1993 ( John R. McGregor)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLisbon 1998 (Laura Huntoon)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHanover 2000 (Larry Maloney)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAichi 2005 (Alfred Heller)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZaragoza 2008 (Bureau of International Expositions)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShanghai 2010 (Susan Fernsebner)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix A: The Bureau of International Expositions (Vicente González Loscertales)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix B: Fair Statistics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix C: Fair Officials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix D: Fairs Not Included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix E: Fairs That Never Were\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeneral Bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternet Resources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Editors and Contributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040396640599,"sku":"9781476664507","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476664507.jpg?v=1750946615","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/encyclopedia-of-worlds-fairs-and-expositions-9781476664507","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}