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Disposing of modernity the archaeology of garbage and consumerism during Chicago's 1893 World's Fair Rebecca S. Graff

Catalog Data

Author:
Graff, Rebecca S  Search this
Subject:
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) History  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource
Type:
Electronic resources
Electronic books
History
Place:
Illinois
Chicago
Chicago (Ill.)
Date:
2020
19th century
Notes:
Elecresource
Contents:
Introduction: The Vanishing Fair and the Enduring Home -- Situating the Sites in Chicago: Elite Networks and Archaeology -- Temporalities as Ideologies -- Domesticity and Social Life -- Consumption and Conspicuous Disposal -- Conclusion: At the Center of the World, Again
Summary:
"Through archaeological and archival research from sites associated with the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, this book explores the changing world of urban America at the turn of the twentieth century"-- Provided by publisher
Topic:
Refuse and refuse disposal--Social aspects  Search this
Exhibitions--History  Search this
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Manners and customs  Search this
History  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Call number:
T500.B1 G73 2020 (Internet)
Restrictions & Rights:
1-user
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1145499