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UNINA9910962880803321 |
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Titolo |
Visual worlds / / edited by John R. Hall, Blake Stimson and Lisa Tamiris Becker |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-23278-0 |
1-134-23279-9 |
1-280-37406-3 |
9786610374069 |
0-203-01237-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 p.) |
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Collana |
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International library of sociology |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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HallJohn R |
StimsonBlake |
BeckerLisa Tamiris |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Visual sociology |
Visual communication - Social aspects |
Visual communication - United States |
Visual perception |
Arts and society |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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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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Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; About the Contributors; Preface; Introduction: Visual Cultures and Visual Worlds; Political Culture; Visual Culture; Social Worlds; Warring Worlds; Epilogue: Visual Worlds, After 9/11; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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As many observers have noted, the world is becoming increasingly visually mediated, with the rise of computers and the internet being central factors in the emergence of new tools and conventions. Exploring the social structure of visuality, this volume contains a collection of essays by internationally renowned artists and scholars from a variety of fields (including art history, literary theory and criticism, cultural studies, film and television studies, intellectual history and sociology). It was conceived to address a bold query: how is |
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