World's fairs Italian style : the great exhibitions in Turin and their narratives, 1860-1915 / / Cristina Della Coletta
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| Autore: |
Della Coletta Cristina <1962->
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| Titolo: |
World's fairs Italian style : the great exhibitions in Turin and their narratives, 1860-1915 / / Cristina Della Coletta
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| Pubblicazione: | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2006 |
| ©2006 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (362 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 907.4/4512 |
| Soggetto topico: | Exhibitions - Italy - Turin - History - 20th century |
| Nationalism - Italy - History - 19th century | |
| Nationalism - Italy - History - 20th century | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Italy Turin |
| Italy | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Spectacle of Inventing a Nation: World's Fairs and Their Narratives in Italy, 1860-1915 -- 1 Prologues to World's Fairs: National Expositions and Nation Building in Turin -- 2 Turin 1911: The 'Fabulous Exposition' -- 3 Emilio Salgari: Writing Exposition Style -- 4 Guido Gozzano's Imperial Ambiguities -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Of interest to students and scholars of literature, cultural history, and Italian, World's Fairs Italian-Style provides a fascinating glimpse into a hitherto unexplored area of study, and brings to light a cultural phenomenon that played a significant role in shaping Italy's national identity. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | World's fairs Italian style |
| ISBN: | 1-4426-5809-6 |
| 1-4426-2730-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910787492403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Toronto Italian studies.