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Autore |
Hawkins Stephanie L. <1971-> |
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Titolo |
American iconographic : National Geographic, global culture, and the visual imagination / / Stephanie L. Hawkins |
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Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-49003-9 |
9786613585264 |
0-8139-2975-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (266 p.) |
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Collana |
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Cultural frames, framing culture |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Discoveries in geography - Press coverage |
Photography in ethnology |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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National geographic : the icon and its readers -- Training the "I" to see : progressive education, visual literacy, and National Geographic membership -- Savage visions : ethnography, photography, and local-color fiction in National geographic -- Fracturing the global family romance : National geographic, World War I, and fascism -- Jungle housekeeping : globalization, domesticity, and performing the "primitive" in National geographic -- National geographic's romance in ruins : from the catastrophic sublime to camp. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A fascinating narrative of how a cultural institution can influence and embody public attitudes, this book is the definitive account of an iconic magazine's unique place in the American imagination. |
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