'The autobiography of a nation' : the 1951 Festival of Britain

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'The autobiography of a nation' : the 1951 Festival of Britain

Becky E. Conekin

（Studies in design and material culture）

Manchester University Press, 2003

  • : pbk
  • : hbk

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"The autobiography of a nation" : the 1951 Festival of Britain

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-255) and index

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巻冊次

: hbk ISBN 9780719060595

内容説明

The first full-length study on the 1951 Festival of Britain. An examination of how Britain and Britishness were portrayed in the 1951's Festival's exhibitions and events. Covers the Festival's history and historiography, its purpose, its representations of the future and the past, the role of London and the 'local', the British Empire and finally its legacy. -- .

目次

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Section 1: Introducing the Festival 1. The Background: history and historiography 2. The Festival's People and Purposes Section 2: Time 3. The Festival's representations of the future 4. The Festival's representations of the past Section 3: Place 5. London-based representations of the metropole and the 'regions' 6. The role of 'the local' in the Festival 7. The place that was almost absent: the British Empire 8. The place of escape and edification: the Battersea Pleasure Gardens Section 4: Conclusion 9. Conclusion: The Festival and its legacy Select Bibiliography Appendices Index
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780719060601

内容説明

The first full-length study on the 1951 Festival of Britain. An examination of how Britain and Britishness were portrayed in the 1951's Festival's exhibitions and events. Covers the Festival's history and historiography, its purpose, its representations of the future and the past, the role of London and the 'local', the British Empire and finally its legacy. -- .

目次

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Section 1: Introducing the Festival 1. The Background: history and historiography 2. The Festival's People and Purposes Section 2: Time 3. The Festival's representations of the future 4. The Festival's representations of the past Section 3: Place 5. London-based representations of the metropole and the 'regions' 6. The role of 'the local' in the Festival 7. The place that was almost absent: the British Empire 8. The place of escape and edification: the Battersea Pleasure Gardens Section 4: Conclusion 9. Conclusion: The Festival and its legacy Select Bibiliography Appendices Index -- .

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