World's fairs in the Cold War : science, technology, and the culture of progress /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors:	Molella, Arthur P., 1944- (Editor), Knowles, Scott Gabriel (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Exhibitions > Political aspects > History > 20th century. World politics > History > 20th century. Science > Political aspects > History > 20th century. Science > Exhibitions. Technology > Political aspects > History > 20th century. Cold War. Politique mondiale > Histoire > 20e siècle. Sciences > Aspect politique > Histoire > 20e siècle. Sciences > Expositions. Technologie > Aspect politique > Histoire > 20e siècle. Guerre froide. SCIENCE > General. Exhibitions > Political aspects. Science. Science > Political aspects. Technology > Political aspects. World politics. 1900-1999 Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Expo 58: Nucleus for a new Europe / Stuart W. Leslie and Joris Mercelis
Soviet-American rivalry at expo 58 / Anthony Swift
Atoms for peace in Brussels and Osaka: Worlds fairs and the shaping of Japanese attitudes to nuclear power / Morris Low
Bringing the fair to town: Harrison "Buzz" Price and international expositions in the United States after 1945 / James D. Skee
"The future isnt what it used to be": optimism and anxiety, 1939 and 1964 / Robert H. Kargon
1964 and the state of the city / Katie Uva
Advancing an optimistic technological narrative in an age of skepticism: General Electric and Walt Disneys Progressland at the 1964-1965 New York Worlds Fair / Michael Demeter
The human spirit in an age of machines: the pieta and the computer at the 1964-1965 New York Worlds Fair / Arthur P. Mollela
ColdWar food: consumption and technology at the New York Worlds Fair 1964-1965 / Emanuela Scarpellini
Billy Graham: the fifth dimension at the 1964-1965 New York Worlds Fair / Mary Ann Borden
"Messy and Classy": dressing American women at expo 67 / Daniela Sheinin
"The changing role of women in a changing world": universal womanhood at HemisFair 68 / Abigail M. Markwyn
A garden city for progress and harmony: Singapore at the Osaka 1970 expo / Ellan F. Spero
Cultural diplomacy down under: US sports diplomacy at Brisbanes Expo 88 / Martin J. Manning
The Cold War, a cool medium, and the postmodern death of World Expos / Luca Massida
Does the Worlds Fair still matter? Discovering new worlds after 1989 / Scott Gabriel Knowles