World's Fairs and the End of Progress: An Insider's View
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books.
World's Fair Inc. Used - Good. Ships from Reno, NV. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!

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business,business and investing,economics,education and reference,historical study and educational resources,history,history and philosophy,reference,science and math,technology, World's Fairs and the End of Progress : An Insider's View, World's fairs were created to show off the wonders of the industrial revolution. Great engines, presses, steel cannons, the typewriter, television, the elevator, even the Statue of Liberty first appeared at expos. But industrial progress has led to a polluted planet, and the very idea of progress needs to discover new direction. Can our society now find paths to sustainable development? World's fairs are flourishing, says the author. They are in a position once again to define an era. And it's actually happening. This book provides an overview of world's fairs at the turn of the millennium. It describes the nature of fairs, shows how they have evolved, and considers where our fairs may be headed. The author demonstrates how in varying degrees fairs have tried to cope with the progress/environment issue, and suggests how they (and by implication the society as a whole) can do a better job of it in the future. Because he has attended fifteen world's fairs, beginning with the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939, and has written extensively about recent ones, Alfred Heller brings new perspectives to the subject. For example, he has been in a position to observe the evolving connection between expos and the themed entertainment industry, including world's fair shows that use film-based, multimedia techniques. For better or for worse, these have given world's fairs a new lease on life. In his book, he probes this development, not least in a chapter that compares Wa.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Discover Books.
World's Fair Inc. Paperback. VERY GOOD. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamp(s).

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Dunaway Books.
World's Fair, December 1998. Paper Back. Very Good. Paper Back.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books West, IN, Mishawaka, [RE:4].
Trade paperback, Illustrated.