Description
| Product ID: | 9781860647529 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Picturing Place |
| Subtitle: | Photography and the Geographical Imagination |
| Authors: | Author: James Ryan, Joan Schwartz |
| Page Count: | 368 |
| Subjects: | Photography and photographs, Photography & photographs, Historical geography, Human geography, Historical geography, Human geography, c 1800 to c 1900 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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 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 photographs that come from personal albums, corporate archives, commercial photographers, government reports and which were produced as art, as record, as data, the work shows how the photography shaped and was shaped by geographical concerns. |
| Imprint Name: | I.B. Tauris |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2003-01-24 |
