Photography : a cultural history / Mary Warner Marien.

Author
Marien, Mary Warner [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2002.
Description
xv, 528 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

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      "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.
      Bibliographic references
      Includes bibliographical references (p. 519-521) and index.
      Contents
      • The origins of photography (to 1839)
      • The second invention of photography (1839-1854)
      • The expanding domain (1854-1880)
      • Photography in the modern age (1880-1918)
      • A new vision (1918-1945)
      • Through the lens of culture (1945-1975)
      • Convergences (1975-present)
      • Epilogue. On beauty, science, and nature.
      ISBN
      • 0810905590
      • 9780810905597
      • 0130198560
      • 9780130198563
      • 0131832972 ((hc))
      • 9780131832978 ((hc))
      LCCN
      2001056749
      OCLC
      71846538
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