Popular Exhibitions, Science and Showmanship, 1840-1910

Victorian culture was characterized by a proliferation of shows and exhibitions. These were encouraged by the development of new sciences and technologies, together with changes in transportation, education and leisure patterns. The essays in this collection look at exhibitions and their influence in terms of location, technology and ideology.

Summary

Victorian culture was characterized by a proliferation of shows and exhibitions. These were encouraged by the development of new sciences and technologies, together with changes in transportation, education and leisure patterns. The essays in this collection look at exhibitions and their influence in terms of location, technology and ideology.

Product details

• Assisted by: Joe Kember (Editor), John Plunkett (Editor), Jill A Sullivan (Editor), Jill A. Sullivan (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780822966395
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-6639-5
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 221 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 431 g
• Series: Sci & Culture in the Nineteent; Sci & Culture in the Nineteenth Century
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)