Fleeting cities, imperial expositions in fin-de-siècle Europe, Alexander C.T. Geppert
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Fleeting cities, imperial expositions in fin-de-siècle Europe, Alexander C.T. Geppert
Language
eng
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no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Fleeting cities
Nature of contents
theses
Oclc number
308174810
Responsibility statement
Alexander C.T. Geppert
Series statement
Published EUI PhD theses
Sub title
imperial expositions in fin-de-siècle Europe
Summary
"Imperial expositions held in fin-de-siècle London, Paris and Berlin were knots in a world wide web. Conceptualizing expositions as meta-media, Fleeting Cities constitutes a transnational and transdisciplinary investigation into how modernity was created and displayed, consumed and disputed in the European metropolis around 100"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Acknowledgments -- Introduction:, How to Read an Exposition -- Berlin 186: Wilhelm II, Georg Simmel, and the Berliner Gewerbeausstellung -- Paris 100: The Exposition universelle as a Century's Protean Synthesis -- London 108: Imre Kiralfy and the Franco-British Exhibition -- Wembley 124: The British Empire Exhibition as a Suburban Metropolis -- Vincennes 131: The Exposition coloniale as a Transitory Center of Imperial Civilization -- Conclusion: Exhibition Fatigue, or the Rise and Fall of a Mass Medium -- Coda: Pictures at an Exhibition -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index
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- Exhibitions -- France -- Paris -- History -- 19th century
- Exhibitions + Social aspects -- Europe -- History
- Exposition coloniale internationale de Paris, 1931
- Exhibitions -- Europe -- History
- Exhibitions -- France -- Paris -- History -- 18th century
- Cities and towns -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Exhibitions -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century
- Europe -- Civilization -- 20th century
- Civilization, Modern
- Exhibitions -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century
- Berliner Gewerbe-Ausstellung, 1896
- Exposition universelle internationale de 1900, Paris, France
- British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, England, 1924
- Franco-British Exhibition, London, England, 1908
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- Subject14
- Exhibitions -- France -- Paris -- History -- 19th century
- Exhibitions + Social aspects -- Europe -- History
- Exposition coloniale internationale de Paris, 1931
- Exhibitions -- Europe -- History
- Exhibitions -- France -- Paris -- History -- 18th century
- Cities and towns -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Exhibitions -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century
- Europe -- Civilization -- 20th century
- Civilization, Modern
- Exhibitions -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century
- Berliner Gewerbe-Ausstellung, 1896
- Exposition universelle internationale de 1900, Paris, France
- British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, England, 1924
- Franco-British Exhibition, London, England, 1908
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