Latin America and the World’s Fairs, 1867-1939

This book examines the World’s Fairs that took place from the mid-19th century to the 1930s, with a particular emphasis on Latin America.

Paula Bruno is a researcher specializing in Latin America. She is co-author of Embajadoras culturales. Mujeres latinoamericanas y vida diplomática, 1860-1960 [Cultural ambassadresses. Latin American women and diplomatic life, 1860-1960] (2021) and author of Martín García Mérou. Vida intelectual y diplomática en las Américas [Martín García Mérou. Intellectual and diplomatic life in the Americas] (2018), among other publications.

Sven Schuster is Professor of History at Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá. He is the author of A vista de pájaro. Una nueva mirada sobre Colombia [A Bird’s Eye View: A New Look at Colombia, 1919-1940] (2024) and The world’s fairs as spaces of global knowledge: Latin American archaeology and anthropology in the age of exhibitions (Journal of Global History, 2018), among other publications.