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Consuming identities : visual culture in nineteenth-century San Francisco /

Consuming Identities restores the California gold rush to its rightful place as the first pivotal chapter in the American history of photography, and uncovers nineteenth-century San Francisco's position in the vanguard of modern visual culture.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lippert, Amy K. DeFalco (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Identity (Psychology)
Photography > California > San Francisco > History > 19th century.
California > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Identité (Psychologie)
Photographie > Californie > San Francisco > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Californie > Mœurs et coutumes > 19e siècle.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Life Stages > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > Lifespan Development.
PSYCHOLOGY > General.
Manners and customs
Photography
California
California > San Francisco
1800-1899
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half title; Consuming Identities; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Sources; Introduction; 1. â#x80;#x9C;These Lofty Aspirants of Fameâ#x80;#x9D;: The Making of the Gold Rush Legend; 2. â#x80;#x9C;Ten Times Better Than a Letterâ#x80;#x9D;: Gold Rush Photography; 3. â#x80;#x9C;Base Falsehoodsâ#x80;#x9D; and the Genuine Article: The Visual Economy of San Francisco; 4. From the Cradle to the Grave: Visualizing the Life Cycle; 5. Visual Desire: Love, Lust, and Virtual Reality; 6. Awful Magnificence: Infamy, Mortality, and Armchair Spectacles; 7. Celebrity Culture and the Gold Rush Metropolis.
  • ConclusionGlossary of Selected Visual and Printing Technology Terms; Selected Bibliography; Index.