Gebundenes Buch

World Fairs and the Global Moulding of National Identities

International Exhibitions as Cultural Platforms, 1851-1958

Beschreibung

This volume examines the cultural construction of national identities from a transnational perspective by focusing on the role of international exhibitions. Between 1851 and 1958 nations became a "brand" through the global display platform of the world fair.

Autor

Joep Leerssen is Professor of Modern European Literature at the University of Amsterdam. Among his recent publications are National Thought in Europe: A Cultural History (2018) and the Encyclopedia of Romantic Nationalism in Europe(2018, ernie.uva.nl). Eric Storm is Senior Lecturer European History at Leiden University. He is author of The Culture of Regionalism: Art, Architecture and International Exhibitions (2010) and co-editor of Writing the History of Nationalism (2019).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Brill
• Seitenzahl: 428
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2021
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 915g
• ISBN-13: 9789004498822
• ISBN-10: 9004498826
• Artikelnr.: 62437277