Postcards : ephemeral histories of modernity / edited by David Prochaska and Jordana Mendelson.
Contributor(s): Prochaska, David | Mendelson, Jordana
Series: Refiguring modernismPublisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2010.Description: xix, 234 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 x 28 cm.ISBN: 9780271035284 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0271035285Subject(s): Postcards | Visual communication -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 741.6/83 LOC classification: NC1872 | .P76 2010Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents only 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.Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | British Museum | Middle East | Shelves | GEN L 15 PRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | ME000000016159 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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.