Picturing place : photography and the geographical imagination / edited by Joan M. Schwartz and Jame...
Picturing place : photography and the geographical imagination / edited by Joan M. Schwartz and Jame...
Picturing place : photography and the geographical imagination / edited by Joan M. Schwartz and James R. Ryan.
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Publisher
London : I. B. Tauris, c2003.
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N307/ 33
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 354 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction. Photography and the geographical imagination / Joan M. Schwartz and James R. Ryan -- Part I. Picturing Place -- 1. La Mission Héliographique: architectural photography, collective memory and the patrimony of France, 1851 / M. Christine Boyer -- 2. Retracing the outlines of Rome: inter...
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Publisher
London : I. B. Tauris, c2003.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2003.
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Summary
The advent of photography opened up new worlds to 19th century viewers, who were able to visualize themselves and the world beyond in unprecedented detail. But the emphasis on the photography's objectivity masked the subjectivity inherent in deciding what to record, from what angle and when. This text examines this inherent subjectivity. Drawing on...
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Picturing place : photography and the geographical imagination / edited by Joan M. Schwartz and James R. Ryan.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
c2003.
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N307/ 33
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ISBN
1860647529(pbk.) :
9781860647512
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1860647529 (pbk.) :
9781860647529 (hbk.) :
1860647529 (hbk.) :
9781860647529 (pbk.)
1860647529 (pbk.)
9781860647529
1860647529
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307
MMS ID
991017481569702626
