Globalization and the Great Exhibition

Globalization and the Great Exhibition
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 261
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ISBN-10 : 9780230594319
ISBN-13 : 023059431X
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Book Synopsis Globalization and the Great Exhibition by : Paul Young

Download or read book Globalization and the Great Exhibition written by Paul Young and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-01-28 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the Great Exhibition as a decisive moment in the formation of a capitalist world picture. In so doing it foregrounds a vision of peace and progress which took hold of British society, within the Crystal Palace and beyond. It emphasizes too that this Victorian understanding of global order legitimized imperial ambition.


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