World's fairs on the eve of war : science, technology, and modernity, 1937-1942 / / Robert H. Kargon [and three others]

• Autore: Kargon Robert H (Robert Hugh)
• Pubblicazione: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pittsburgh Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (217 p.)
• Disciplina: 607/.34
• Soggetto topico: Exhibitions - Political aspects - History - 20th century; World politics - History - 20th century; Science - Political aspects - History - 20th century; Technology - Political aspects - History - 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 - Science; World War, 1939-1945 - Technology; World War, 1939-1945 - Propaganda
• Persona (resp. second.): KargonRobert H.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: World's Fairs, Modernity, and the Demand for Authenticity; 2. Modernity à la française: The 1937 Paris Exposition; 3. Fantasies of Consumption at Schaffendes Volk: National Socialism and the Four-Year Plan; 4. Whose Modernity?: Utopia and Commerce at the 1939 New York World's Fair; 5. Modernity on Display: The 1940 Grand International Exposition of Japan; 6. EUR: Mussolini's Appian Way to Modernity; 7. Redefining Cultural Conflict: The First Postwar International Exposition; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Titolo autorizzato: World's fairs on the eve of war
• ISBN: 0-8229-8114-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797751903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II