War and art : a visual history of modern conflict / edited by Joanna Bourke.
War and art : a visual history of modern conflict / edited by Joanna Bourke.
War and art : a visual history of modern conflict / edited by Joanna Bourke.
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Publisher
London : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2017.
Call Numbers
GQ 2018/0265
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
391 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 29 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction / Joanna Bourke -- Histories. -- War imagery between the Crimean Campaign and 1914 / Sergiusz Michalski -- The two world wars / Monica Bohm-Duchen -- In the heat of the Cold War, 1945-77 / Sarah Wilson -- Contemporary war; contemporary art / Sue Malvern -- Genres. -- Propaganda, art and...
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Publisher
London : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2017.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2017.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
In times of crisis, we often turn to artists for truth-telling and memory-keeping. There is no greater crisis than war, and in this sumptuously illustrated volume, we find a comprehensive visual, cultural, and historical account of the ways in which armed conflict has been represented by artists. Covering the last two centuries, from the Crimean Wa...
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Full title
War and art : a visual history of modern conflict / edited by Joanna Bourke.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-369) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2017.
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Call Numbers
GQ 2018/0265
Record Identifier
74VKVN2vKL4b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVN2vKL4b
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ISBN
1780238460
9781780238463
DDC
704.94935502
MMS ID
991024156914702626
