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Author:   Laura Wexler
Publisher:   The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint:   The University of North Carolina Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.555kg
ISBN:  

9780807848838

ISBN 10:   0807848832
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   30 November 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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&amp;Yacute;Shows extraordinary scholarly imagination and acumen. <p> American Quarterly

This is one of the most beautifully architected academic books I know. Its portraits of early photographers and discussions of individual images build upon each other to produce a rich and ample sense of time and place so that reading it has often felt like inhabiting a world. (Karen Snchez-Eppler, Amherst College) Superb. -- Feminist Studies YShows extraordinary scholarly imagination and acumen. American Quarterly Wexler offers a groundbreaking account of how some of America's first women photojournalists became complicit with America's imperialistic project. Women's Review of Books A politically sophisticated analysis of photographs as portrayal and betrayal. Journal of American History [Shows] extraordinary scholarly imagination and acumen. American Quarterly A rigorous and outstanding examination of gender as a key contributor to specific visual outcomes. . . . A most welcome addition. Choice This book is a true landmark in the field of American studies. Technology and Culture

Superb. <br> -- Feminist Studies

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Laura Wexler is professor of American studies and women's, gender, and sexuality studies at Yale University.

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