{"product_id":"9780994227638-secondhand-1880-melbourne-international-exhibition-fifty-years-of-commerce-and-trade-between-italy-and-the-australian-colonies","title":"1880 Melbourne International Exhibition: Fifty Years Of Commerce And Trade Between Italy And The Australian Colonies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA richly detailed work of historical scholarship, 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition: Fifty Years Of Commerce And Trade Between Italy And The Australian Colonies chronicles the economic and cultural ties that developed between Italy and the Australian colonies across half a century, culminating in Italy's participation in the landmark 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition. Drawing on archival research, the authors present a meticulous account of the trade networks, diplomatic relationships, and commercial ambitions that brought these two distant worlds into sustained contact during a formative era of global exchange. The tone is authoritative and academic, grounding its narrative in primary sources while illuminating the broader significance of international exhibitions as stages for national prestige and mercantile competition. This scholarly study illustrates how the 1880 Melbourne Exhibition served not merely as a showcase of goods, but as a pivotal moment in the long history of Italian engagement with the Pacific world, offering historians and enthusiasts of Australian and Italian heritage an invaluable primary resource.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48792134746331,"sku":"9780994227638-SECONDHAND","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/0165b8d1-1edc-4071-b198-a6c5075e70a8.png?v=1779272553","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780994227638-secondhand-1880-melbourne-international-exhibition-fifty-years-of-commerce-and-trade-between-italy-and-the-australian-colonies","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}