Abstract: Chapter 15 Art and Its Marketplaces It Was a Small World, After All Suzanne Hudson, Suzanne HudsonSearch for more papers by this author Suzanne Hudson, Suzanne HudsonSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):Jane Chin Davidson, Jane Chin DavidsonSearch for more papers by this authorAmelia Jones, Amelia JonesSearch for more papers by this author First published: 03 October 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119841814.ch15 AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Using a Disney ride developed out of a world's fair as its entry point to discuss a persistent framework of the neocolonial American imaginary, this essay traces a history of United States-based debates around postmodernism and the commodification of art and their development into global contexts. 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