An empire on display : English, Indian, and Australian exhibitions from the Crystal Palace to the Great War / Peter H. Hoffenberg.

The exhibitions of the Victorian and Edwardian eras are the lens through which this book examines the economic, cultural, and social forces that helped define Britain and the Empire. It focuses on exhibitions in England, Australia, and India from the Great Exhibition to the Festival of Empire.

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Main Author: Hoffenberg, Peter H., 1960-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2001.
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Summary:The exhibitions of the Victorian and Edwardian eras are the lens through which this book examines the economic, cultural, and social forces that helped define Britain and the Empire. It focuses on exhibitions in England, Australia, and India from the Great Exhibition to the Festival of Empire.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxvii, 418 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-404) and index.
ISBN:9780520922969
0520922964
0585394695
9780585394695
9780520218918
0520218914
1597345946
9781597345941
Language:English.