Iridescent Kuwait : Petro-Modernity and Urban Visual Culture since the Mid-Twentieth Century / / Laura Hindelang
| Iridescent Kuwait : Petro-Modernity and Urban Visual Culture since the Mid-Twentieth Century / / Laura Hindelang |
| Autore | Hindelang Laura |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (261 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | ART / Art & Politics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Kuwait
Visual culture modernity oil |
| ISBN | 3-11-071473-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996453542903316 |
Hindelang Laura
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| Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2021] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Iridescent Kuwait : Petro-Modernity and Urban Visual Culture since the Mid-Twentieth Century / / Laura Hindelang
| Iridescent Kuwait : Petro-Modernity and Urban Visual Culture since the Mid-Twentieth Century / / Laura Hindelang |
| Autore | Hindelang Laura |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin/Boston, : De Gruyter, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (261 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | ART / Art & Politics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Kuwait
Visual culture modernity oil |
| ISBN |
9783110714739
3110714736 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. AN IRIDESCENT APPROACH TO PETROLEUM AND MODERNITY -- 2. A (PRE-)OIL HISTORY OF KUWAIT -- 3. IMAG(IN)ING KUWAIT FROM ABOVE IN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, URBAN PLANNING, AND CARTOGRAPHY -- 4. THE KUWAIT OIL COMPANY, (COLOR) PHOTOGRAPHY, AND IRIDESCENT IMPRESSIONS -- 5. THE PETRO-STATE, ITS POSTAGE STAMPS, AND POLITICAL ICONOGRAPHY -- 6. THE 1990-91 GULF WAR: OIL FIRES, ECOLOGICAL CATASTROPHE, AND A SECOND RUPTURE -- 7. THE PETROLEUM PROMISE, NOSTALGIA, AND FUTURISM -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- IMAGE CREDITS |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910518194703321 |
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| Berlin/Boston, : De Gruyter, 2021 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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