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World's fairs in the Cold War : science, technology, and the culture of progress / edited by Arthur P. Molella and Scott Gabriel Knowles.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Exhibitions--Political aspects--History--20th century.
- Exhibitions.
- World politics--History--20th century.
- World politics.
- Science--Political aspects--History--20th century.
- Science.
- Science--Exhibitions.
- Technology--Political aspects--History--20th century.
- Technology.
- Cold War.
- Technology--Political aspects.
- History.
- Science--Political aspects.
- Exhibitions--Political aspects.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2019]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Part I Setting the Stage: The World's Fair in the Era of the Cold War
- 1 Expo '58: Nucleus for a New Europe p. 11 / Stuart W. Leslie and Joris Mercelis
- 2 Soviet-American Rivalry at Expo '58 p. 27 / Anthony Swift
- 3 Atoms for Peace in Brussels and Osaka: World's Fairs and the Shaping of Japanese Attitudes to Nuclear Power p. 46 / Morris Low
- Part II Theater of Conflict: North America and the Cold War State
- 4 Bringing the Fair to Town: Harrison "Buzz" Price and International Expositions in the United States after 1945 p. 57 / James D. Skee
- 5 "The Future Isn't What It Used to Be": Optimism and Anxiety, 1939 and 1964 p. 66 / Robert H. Kargon
- 6 1964 and the State of the City p. 77 / Katie Uva
- Part III Theater of Conflict: North America and Cold War Culture
- 7 Advancing an Optimistic Technological Narrative in an Age of Skepticism: General Electric and Walt Disney's Progressland at the1964-1965 New York World's Fair p. 87 / Michelle Demeter
- 8 The Human Spirit in an Age of Machines: The Pietà and the Computer at the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair p. 96 / Arthur P. Molella
- 9 Cold War Food: Consumption and Technology at the New York World's Fair, 1964-1965 p. 109 / Emanuela Scarpellini
- 10 Billy Graham: The Fifth Dimension at the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair p. 118 / Mary Ann Borden
- 11 "Massy and Classy": Dressing American Women at Expo '67 p. 128 / Daniela Sheinin
- 12 "The Changing Role of Women in a Changing World": Universal Womanhood at HemisFair '68 p. 137 / Abigail M. Markwyn
- Color plates follow page p. 150
- Part IV Theater of Conflict: Asia and Australia
- 13 A Garden City for Progress and Harmony: Singapore at the Osaka 1970 Expo p. 161 / Elian F. Spero
- 14 Cultural Diplomacy Down Under: US Sports Diplomacy at Brisbane's Expo '88 p. 172 / Martin J. Manning
- Part V Endings and New Beginnings
- 15 The Cold War, a Cool Medium, and the Postmodern Death of World Expos p. 183 / Luca Massidda
- 16 Does the World's Fair Still Matter? Discovering New Worlds after 1989 p. 194 / Scott Gabriel Knowles.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780822987086
- 0822987082
- Publisher Number:
- 40029434355
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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