Globalization and the great exhibition The Victorian new world order /
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 glob...
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Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
Language: | English |
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Palgrave studies in nineteenth-century writing and culture |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230594319 |
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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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Ebook. Originally published in: 2009. |
Carrier Form: | 264 p. |
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9780230520752 9780230594319 : 023059431X : |
CLC: | K561.43 |
Contents: | Contents Introduction: The Millennial Dream The Great Family of Man Geography Made Easy Reorienting the World Pax Britannica Postscript: America, Anglobalization and the Great Exhibition Works cited Index. |