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The 1875 Palacio de la Exposición in Santiago: A cosmopolitan arena for positioning the nation.

Authors :
Drien, Marcela
Vyhmeister, Katherine
Source :
Nineteenth-Century Contexts; Feb2021, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p97-116, 20p
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

The article focuses on 1862 International Exhibition held in London, England and fairs could be exploited as strategic settings for representing their industrial, commercial, and cultural supremacy. It mentions provisional character that offered extraordinary opportunities for host countries to build original and magnificent buildings intended to exhibit a synthesis of the nation's development. It also mentions course of political decisions and their historical development.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08905495
Volume :
43
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Nineteenth-Century Contexts
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
149576315
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/08905495.2021.1866789