Photography, Humanitarianism, Empire (Hardcover)

With their power to create a sense of proximity and empathy, photographs have long been a crucial means of exchanging ideas between people across the globe; this book explores the role of photography in shaping ideas about race and difference from the 1840s to the 1948 Declaration of Human Rights. Focusing on Australian experience in a global context, a rich selection of case studies - drawing on a range of visual genres, from portraiture to ethnographic to scientific photographs - show how photographic encounters between Aboriginals, missionaries, scientists, photographers and writers fuelled international debates about morality, law, politics and human rights.Drawing on new archival research, Photography, Humanitarianism, Empire is essential reading for students and scholars of race, visuality and the histories of empire and human rights.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Photography, History: History, Photography
Release date:	July 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Jane Lydon
Dimensions:	254 x 176 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	204
ISBN-13:	978-1-4742-3550-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > General Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-4742-3550-6
Barcode:	9781474235501

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