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Fair World: A History of World's Fairs and Expositions from London to Shanghai 1851-2010
Fair World A History of World's Fairs and Expositions from London to Shanghai 18512010 Author:Paul Greenhalgh The World's Fairs, held since 1851, were spectacular gestures which briefly held the world's attention before disappearing. Millions of visitors strolled through the sites, urban centers were re-planned to accommodate them, national economies were damaged, fortunes made and international hostilities postponed. In Paul Greenhalgh's beautifully i... more »llustrated book some forty expositions are dealt with in detail and many more are described. Fair World enlightens the reader on the fairs' key periods in history including the belle epoch between 1875 and 1915 - the golden age of exhibitions where over fifty major expos were held - and the age of "Futuropolis" from 1925 to 1970.« less