Photography : a cultural history
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Photography : a cultural history
Laurence King, 2006
2nd ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This is a groundbreaking survey of international photography, which examines the discipline across the full range of its uses by both professionals and amateurs. Each of the eight chapters takes a period of up to forty years and examines the medium through the lenses of art, science, social science, travel, war, fashion, the mass media and individual practitioners.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. The Origins of Photography (to 1839)
- 2. The Second Invention of Photography (1839 - 1854)
- 3. The Expanding Domain (1854 - 1880)
- 4. Photography in the Modern Age (1880 - 1918)
- 5. A New Vision (1918 - 1945)
- 6. Through the Lens of Culture (1945 - 1975)
- 7. Convergences (1975 - 2000)
- 8. Into the New Millennium
- Glossary
- Timeline
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
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