Cities of culture : Staging international festivals and the urban agenda, 1851-2000 /
John R. Gold and Margaret M. Gold.
- Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2005.
- xiv, 311 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-303) and index.
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.
1840142855 (alk. paper)
2004006877
Trade shows--History. Olympics--History. City promotion.