Gendering the Fair Histories of Women and Gender at World's Fairs |
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Author:
| Boisseau, T. J. |
Contribution by:
| Boisseau, T. J. Markwyn, Abigail M. Clendinning, Anne Langlois, Lisa K. Moore, Sarah J. Morais, Isabel Pepchinski, Mary Perry, Elisabeth Israels Radke-Moss, Andrea G. Rowley, Alison Wohlcke, Anne |
Editor:
| Markwyn, Abigail M. |
Foreword by:
| Rydell, Robert |
ISBN: | 978-0-252-07749-4 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2010 |
Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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This field-defining work opens the study of world's fairs to women's and gender history, exploring the intersections of masculinity, femininity, exoticism, display, and performance at these influential events. Gendering the Fair focuses on the manipulation of gender ideology as a crucial factor in the world's fairs' incredible power to shape ......
This field-defining work opens the study of world's fairs to women's and gender history, exploring the intersections of masculinity, femininity, exoticism, display, and performance at these influential events. Gendering the Fair focuses on the manipulation of gender ideology as a crucial factor in the world's fairs' incredible power to shape ......