Empire of ruins : American culture, photography, and the spectacle of destruction /

"Once symbols of the past, ruins have become ubiquitous signs of our future. Americans today encounter ruins in the media on a daily basis--images of abandoned factories and malls, toxic landscapes, devastating fires, hurricanes, and floods. In this sweeping study, Miles Orvell offers a new und...

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Main Author:	Orvell, Miles (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Ruins in art. Ruined buildings > Pictorial works. Ruined buildings > Social aspects > United States. Arts and society > United States. Ruines dans l'art. Ruines > Ouvrages illustrés. Ruines > Aspect social > États-Unis. Arts et société > États-Unis. History. ART. Native American. State & Local. United States. Americas (North. Arts and society Ruined buildings Ruins in art United States Electronic books. Pictorial works Art criticism. Illustrated works. Ouvrages illustrés. Critiques d'art.
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