Una vetrina internazionale per lo sviluppo: la Corsica e le Esposizioni Universali

During the Second Empire, the integration process of Corsica with France knew an intense acceleration, thanks to the development of the productive activities of the department given by the Napoleonic regime. At the same time, the ruling class of Corsica, following the capitalistic model, intensified the efforts to modify the productive assets of the island. The participation of Corisca producers to the Universal Exhibitions in Paris (1855), London (1862) and Paris (1867), analyzed in this essay, was fully part of this strategy, focused on the promotion and modernization of the economy and the social structures of the island.