Mexico at the World's Fairs: Crafting a Modern Nation Volume 35
(Part of the The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics Series)
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This intriguing study of Mexico's participation in world's fairs from 1889 to 1929 explores Mexico's self-presentation at these fairs as a reflection of the country's drive toward nationalization and a modernized image. Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo contrasts Mexico's presence at the 1889 Paris fair--where its display was the largest and most expensive Mexico has ever mounted--with Mexico's presence after the 1910 Mexican Revolution at fairs in Rio de Janeiro...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520301072
ISBN13:9780520301078
Release Date:June 2018
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:388 Pages
Weight:1.26 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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