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Silver Cities - The Photography of American Urbanization, 1839-1915 (Hardcover, Revised and Exp)
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Silver Cities - The Photography of American Urbanization, 1839-1915 (Hardcover, Revised and Exp)
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First published in 1984, 'Silver Cities' rapidly became a classic
in the history of photography and in the then-nascent field of
visual culture studies. Now this vastly expanded edition presents a
lively interdisciplinary history of the first century of urban
photography in America. 'Silver Cities' envisions the
transformation of American civilisation via mass-produced and
mass-disseminated photography of cities made between 1839 and the
onset of World War II. In the nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries, urban photographers were visual explorers of the rapidly
evolving urban sphere, but their understanding of that environment
was defined by the prevailing cultural prejudices. To examine their
visual products is to educate ourselves in the deepest concerns of
American culture in the century of its transformation from agrarian
youth to urbane maturity. Readers new to the book will find a
richly illustrated cultural history of American photography, with
familiar names and newly discovered figures. Those familiar with
the original will find the new edition fresh and surprising,
exploring issues of race, gender, and ethnic identity and analysing
the ways media contribute to the power of the dominant culture.
Longer and broader in its scope, with a vastly expanded collection
of illustrations, the new edition surveys cities small and large,
delves deeper into the twentieth century, and gives names to
once-anonymous contributors and locations to once-mysterious
places.
General
Imprint: |
University of New Mexico Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2006 |
First published: |
December 2005 |
Authors: |
Peter Bacon Hales
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Dimensions: |
217 x 264 x 34mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
506 |
Edition: |
Revised and Exp |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8263-3178-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Photography & photographs >
General
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LSN: |
0-8263-3178-5 |
Barcode: |
9780826331786 |
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