02646oam 2200673I 450 991046216930332120200520144314.01-134-29095-01-283-71192-30-203-48282-41-134-29096-910.4324/9780203482827 (CKB)2670000000269459(EBL)1047112(OCoLC)817890712(SSID)ssj0000798058(PQKBManifestationID)11425155(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000798058(PQKBWorkID)10738832(PQKB)11508247(MiAaPQ)EBC1047112(Au-PeEL)EBL1047112(CaPaEBR)ebr10617554(CaONFJC)MIL402442(OCoLC)817610095(EXLCZ)99267000000026945920180331d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWatching Babylon the war in Iraq and global visual culture /Nicholas MirzoeffLondon ;New York :Routledge,2005.1 online resource (214 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-34310-0 0-415-34309-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.section 1. Babylon, Long Island -- section 2. The banality of images -- section 3. The empire of camps.Groundbreaking and compelling, Watching Babylon examines the experience of watching the war against Iraq on television, on the internet, in the cinema and in print media.Mirzoeff shows how the endless stream of images flowing from the Gulf has necessitated a new form of visual thinking, one which recognises that the war has turned images themselves into weapons. Drawing connections between the history and legend of ancient Babylon, the metaphorical Babylon of Western modernity, and everyday life in the modern suburb of Babylon, New York, Mirzoeff explores ancient concerns whVisual sociologyVisual communicationIraq War, 2003-2011Mass media and the warBabylon (Extinct city)Babylon (N.Y.)Electronic books.Visual sociology.Visual communication.Iraq War, 2003-2011Mass media and the war.302.23Mirzoeff Nicholas1962,986694MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462169303321Watching Babylon2255079UNINA