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OverviewPetro-modernity is a local phenomenon essential to the history of Kuwait, while also a global experience and one of the prime sources of climate change. The book investigates petroleum’s role in the visual culture of Kuwait to understand the intersecting ideologies of modernization, political representation, and oil. The notion of iridescence, the ambiguous yet mesmerizing effect of a rainbowlike color play, serves as analytical-aesthetic concept to discuss petroleum’s ambiguous contribution to modernity: both promise of prosperity and destructive force of socio-cultural and ecological environments. Covering a broad spectrum of historical material from aerial and color photography, visual arts, postage stamps, and master plans to architecture and also contemporary art from the Gulf, it dismantles petro- modernity’s visual legacy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Laura HindelangPublisher: De Gruyter Imprint: De Gruyter Weight: 0.651kg ISBN: 9783110714661ISBN 10: 3110714663 Pages: 261 Publication Date: 20 December 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationLaura Hindelang, Universität Bern. ORCID 0000-0002-9195-9190 Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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