Photography : a cultural history /
"Organized into chronological timeframes of approximately fifteen to forty years, each chapter examines photography through the lenses of art, science, social science, travel, war, fashion, the mass media, and individual practitioners
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Harry N. Abrams,
2002
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| Summary: | "Organized into chronological timeframes of approximately fifteen to forty years, each chapter examines photography through the lenses of art, science, social science, travel, war, fashion, the mass media, and individual practitioners "Organized into chronological timeframes of approximately fifteen to forty years, each chapter examines photography through the lenses of art, science, social science, travel, war, fashion, the mass media, and individual practitioners. Alongside these broad topics, the author seamlessly leads the reader through the most significant themes particular to the medium, including the nature of invention, the effect of mass media on morality, the use of imagery as a tool of Western colonialism, and the role of the photograph in advertising, radical politics, and family life."--Jacket Alongside these broad topics, the author seamlessly leads the reader through the most significant themes particular to the medium, including the nature of invention, the effect of mass media on morality, the use of imagery as a tool of Western colonialism, and the role of the photograph in advertising, radical politics, and family life."--BOOK JACKET |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 528 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm xv, 528 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm xv, 528 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 30 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 510-521) and index Includes bibliographical references (p. 519-521) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 510-521) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 519-521) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0130198560 0131832972 (hc) 0131832972 0810905590 9780130198563 9780131832978 (hc) 9780131832978 9780810905597 |