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  • Fair History
    Saab, A. Joan

    Reviews in American History, 06/2009, Letnik: 37, Številka: 2
    Book Review, Journal Article

    The iconography of the Century of Progress Fair could be a rich jumping-off point for a series of larger investigations into changing historical attitudes and ideologies about gender and technology, work, education, entertainment, or the changing global landscape, to name just a few. Since the first Crystal Palace exhibition in London in 1851, countries and corporations have used industrial goods to demonstrate national superiority and the relationship between progress and consumption.