The shaping of a new order in the west : the influence of Winnipeg's agricultural and industrial exhibitions, 1870-1915

Exhibitions embody notions of power, culture, and history. The study of exhibitions from 1870 to 1915 in Winnipeg shows how a middle-class agenda dominated these events. In an era of profound change, exhibition advocates sought to coax stability through popular assent. The study attempts to explain...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Le Gras, Claude A.
Language:en_US
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/3303