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Author Heaman, E. A. (Elsbeth A.), 1964-

Title The inglorious arts of peace : exhibitions in Canadian society during the nineteenth century / E.A. Heaman.

Publication Info. Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, [1999]
©1999

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 412 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "The exhibition was one of the great nineteenth-century projects for improving the world. Combining the Victorian virtues of communication, cooperation, and competition, it promised to advertise the choice products of civilization to a receptive public. The Inglorious Arts of Peace is the first comprehensive look at the history of these cultural extravaganzas in Canada." "Heaman examines the ways in which British North America was advertised at home and abroad in the pursuit of productivity, markets, capital, and immigrants, and evaluates the exhibitions' impact on private industry, the government, and Canadian identity. She also considers the participation of women and native peoples at local and international exhibits, showing how they transcended the limited spheres of representation imposed upon them. The Inglorious Arts of Peace will appeal to those interested in Canadian history and in the historical constructions of gender and race."--Jacket.
Contents 1. Theory of the Exhibition: An Overview -- pt. 1. Exhibitions in Central Canada. 2. Early History of Exhibitions in Canada, 1789-1837. 3. Exhibitions as Politics in Central Canada, 1841-1891. 4. Provincial Exhibitions and Economic Development, 1846-1893. 5. Exhibition Culture -- pt. 2. Canada at the International Exhibitions. 6. International Exhibitions and Canadian Nationality, 1851-1867. 7. Exhibitions in Europe after Confederation and the Commodification of Canada. 8. Exhibitions in America after Confederation and the Commodification of Everything -- pt. 3. Exhibitions and Identities. 9. Women and the Political Economy of Exhibitions. 10. Making a Spectacle: Exhibitions of the First Nations.
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Subject Exhibitions -- Canada -- History -- 19th century.
Exhibitions.
Canada.
History.
Chronological Term 19th century
1800 - 1899
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Heaman, Elsbeth, 1964- Inglorious arts of peace. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©1999 9780802042729 (DLC) 00550907 (OCoLC)39714164
ISBN 9781442681507 (electronic book)
1442681500 (electronic book)
0802042724
9780802042729