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World's Fairs

World's Fairs is a large-scale international exhibition, distinct from other public exhibitions by its national participation, thematic focus on progress and modernity, and quinquennial or decennial recurrence under the regulation of the Bureau International des Expositions.

98

Publications

5.2K

Citations

94

Authors

40

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

5

Variants

Expositions UniversellesUniversal Expositions

Parents

Publications

98

Mega‐events, Urban Boosterism and Growth Strategies: An Analysis of the Objectives and Legitimations of the Cape Town 2004 Olympic Bid

Harry H. Hiller · International Journal of Urban and Regional Research · 2000 · 462 citations

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Urban development through hosting international events: a history of the Olympic Games

Brian Chalkley, Stephen Essex · Planning Perspectives · 1999 · 341 citations

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Ephemeral vistas: the expositions universelles, great exhibitions, and world's fairs, 1851-1939

Choice Reviews Online · 1989 · 295 citations

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The Aesthetics and Politics of Colonial Collecting: India at World Fairs

Carol A. Breckenridge · Comparative Studies in Society and History · 1989 · 267 citations

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Cultural excursions: marketing appetites and cultural tastes in modern America

Choice Reviews Online · 1991 · 250 citations

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1–5 of 98

Authors

94

  1. RW
    Robert W. Rydell

    Montana State University, United States

    9 publications · 779 citations

    9

    h-index

  2. PG
    Paul Greenhalgh

    Reed College, United States

    3 publications · 280 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. PM
    Petra Moser

    National Bureau of Economic Research, United States

    3 publications · 129 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. TW
    Tim Winter

    Deakin University, Australia

    2 publications · 26 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. HC
    H. C. Montgomery

    NTT (Japan), Japan

    2 publications · 105 citations

    2

    h-index

1–5 of 94

Institutions

40

  1. Tulane University

    New Orleans, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    111 citations

  2. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    60 citations

  3. Loyola University Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    24 citations

  4. Villanova University

    Radnor, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  5. Parsons School of Design

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  6. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  7. University of Winchester

    Winchester, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  8. University of Calgary

    Calgary, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    462 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 16 publications · 1.2K citations

    15

    h-index

  2. Journal of American History

    8 publications · 514 citations

    8

    h-index

  3. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 7 publications · 517 citations

    7

    h-index

  4. Technology and Culture

    3 publications · 102 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. Journal of Design History

    3 publications · 48 citations

    3

    h-index

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