The Inglorious Arts of Peace: Exhibitions in Canadian Society during the Nineteenth Century

Elsbeth Heaman

Published by University of Toronto Press 1999

The Inglorious Arts of Peace

Exhibitions in Canadian Society during the Nineteenth Century

Elsbeth Heaman

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442681507

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The exhibition was one of the great nineteenth-century projects for improving the world. Combining the Victorian virtues of communication, co-operation, and competition, it promised to advertise the choice products of civilization to a receptive public.

Author / Editor information

Heaman Elsbeth :

E.A. Heaman is an associate professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies at McGill University.

Reviews

Barry Moody, Professor of History, Acadia University:

'Heaman's book sheds new, or additional, light on issues long discussed by historians-Confederation, the increasing role of government, the position of women, attitudes toward native peoples, the rise of consumerism -and has made me re-examine my own perceptions of this period, and the forces of change which were present. Intermixed with this narrative is a penetrating analysis of the purposes the exhibitions were intended to serve, the extent to which they were the mirrors of their times, the role they played in the transformation of society, and the changes which took place in the exhibitions themselves as the century progressed. Although a frequent attender of rural exhibitions for nearly fifty years, I had never really thought of them in this light before.'

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. The Theory of the Exhibition: An Overview Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
Part One: Exhibitions in Central Canada
2. The Early History of Exhibitions in Canada, 1789-1837 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
3. Exhibitions as Politics in Central Canada, 1841-1891 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
4. The Provincial Exhibitions and Economic Development, 1846-1893 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
5. Exhibition Culture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
Part Two: Canada at the International Exhibitions
6. International Exhibitions and Canadian Nationality, 1851-1867 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
7. Exhibitions in Europe after Confederation and the Commodification of Canada Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	182
8. Exhibitions in America after Confederation and the Commodification of Everything Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	218
Part Three: Exhibitions and Identities
9. Women and the Political Economy of Exhibitions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259
10. Making a Spectacle: Exhibitions of the First Nations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
Appendix: Tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	325
Note on Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	395
Illustration Credits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	397
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	399

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 432

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Published: February 5, 1999
ISBN: 9781442681507