Postcards : ephemeral histories of modernity /

"Examines postcards as images that are carriers of text, and textual correspondence that circulate images across boundaries of class, gender, nationality and race. Discusses issues concerning the concrete practices of production, consumption, collection and appropriation"--Provided by publ...

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Other Authors: Prochaska, David, Mendelson, Jordana
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2010]
Series:Refiguring modernism.
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Summary:"Examines postcards as images that are carriers of text, and textual correspondence that circulate images across boundaries of class, gender, nationality and race. Discusses issues concerning the concrete practices of production, consumption, collection and appropriation"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xix, 234 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 x 28 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780271035284 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0271035285 (pbk. : alk. paper)