The photography of crisis : the photo essays of Weimar Germany /

"Examines photo essays from Weimar Germany's many social crises. Traces photography's emergence as a new language that German photographers used to intervene in modernity's key political and philosophical debates: changing notions of nature and culture, national and personal iden...

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Main Author: Magilow, Daniel H., 1973-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2012]
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Summary:"Examines photo essays from Weimar Germany's many social crises. Traces photography's emergence as a new language that German photographers used to intervene in modernity's key political and philosophical debates: changing notions of nature and culture, national and personal identity, and the viability of parliamentary democracy"--
Physical Description:xiv, 186 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [163]-172) and index.
ISBN:9780271054223 (cloth : alk. paper)
0271054220 (cloth : alk. paper)