The Ultimate Spectacle: A Visual History of the Crimean War
(Book #7 in the Documenting the Image Series)
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Chloroform, telegraphy, steamships and rifles were distinctly modern features of the Crimean War. Covered by a large corps of reporters, illustrators and cameramen, it also became the first media war in history. For the benefit of the ubiquitous artists and correspondents, both the domestic events were carefully staged, giving the Crimean War an aesthetically alluring, even spectacular character.
With their exclusive focus on written sources, historians...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:9057005697
ISBN13:9789057005695
Release Date:January 2002
Publisher:Routledge
Length:320 Pages
Weight:2.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 8.8" x 10.6"
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