1st Edition
Cities of Culture Staging International Festivals and the Urban Agenda, 1851–2000
By John R. Gold
Copyright 2005
326 Pages
by
Routledge
326 Pages
by
Routledge
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City authorities in recent years have competed vigorously to gain the right to host international festivals. In doing so they are heirs to a long tradition, since cities have always served as a natural location for festivals and fairs, providing settings on a scale impossible elsewhere. Cities of Culture examines the role of the Western city as the scene of staged cultural events over the last... Read more
Contents: Preface; Introduction; The place of spectacle; The Great Exhibition, London 1851; New York's World’s Fair, 1939; Expo 67; The making of the modern Olympics; The World's Games; European Cities of Culture; The Millennium and after; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
John R. Gold
'On balance this book is strongly recommended. It will be of interest to a wide audience from geography and other disciplines and will undoubtedly also appeal to the general reader. It fills a significant gap in an important contemporary area of urban activity.' Geography
