An Empire on Display: English, Indian, and Australian Exhibitions from the Crystal Palace to the Great War
by Hoffenberg, Peter H
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0520218914
- ISBN 13
- 9780520218918
- Seller
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.: University of California Press, 2001. First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. This book examines the economic, cultural, and social forces that helped define Britain and the British Empire through a study of grand exhibitions of the Victorian and Edwardian eras; it focuses on major exhibitions in England, Australia, and India, showing how they shaped culture and society within and across borders; includes illustrations (maroon cloth with gold lettering, one corner slightly bumped; dark red & gray pictorial dust jacket has a few small creases; otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy)
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- Bookseller
- House of Our Own Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004277
- Title
- An Empire on Display: English, Indian, and Australian Exhibitions from the Crystal Palace to the Great War
- Author
- Hoffenberg, Peter H
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0520218914
- ISBN 13
- 9780520218918
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2001
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