Drawing on anthropological, historical, and art historical analyses, contributors examine examples from both public and private collections, tracing the postcard's overlapping roles as souvenir, collectible, and popular art form. Showcasing 132 images, many of which have never before been published, the book concludes that early postcards both provide historical information about the peoples they depict and reveal Westerners' perceptions of and apprehensions about cultures that differed from their own.
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Drawing on anthropological, historical, and art historical analyses, contributors examine examples from both public and private collections, tracing the postcard's overlapping roles as souvenir, collectible, and popular art form. Showcasing 132 images, many of which have never before been published, the book concludes that early postcards both provide historical information about the peoples they depict and reveal Westerners' perceptions of and apprehensions about cultures that differed from their own.
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Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. wear to dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 199 p. Contains: Illustrations. Ex-Library expected imperfections.
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Very good to like new hardcover with jacket. no marks. clean text. solid binding. very light wear. ISBN matches listing FAST SHIPPING W/ CONFIRMATION. NO PRIORITY OR INTERNATIONAL ORDERS OVER 4LBs.
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VG. Green cloth. Green illustrated dust jacket. 199 pp. 132 figures, color and monochrome plates. The six contributors discuss how images of Plains Indians, World's Fair cards, and portraits from Africa, the Pacific Islands, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan documented distant cultures but also reinforced Western biases. Included are discussions about differences between original photos and their postcard equivalents as well as artificial settings, costumes and props, colorization, and captions that perpetuated racist, sexist, and romantic stereotypes. -from the dj flap.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 10x0x9; The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some very light handling, in a mylar cover. 4to. vii, 199pp.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in poor condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1250grams, ISBN: 9781560987598.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 4to. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Washington, D.C., : Smithsonian Inst Scholarly Pr, 1998, first printing. 4to., 9 3/4" x 10 1/4", vii+199pp., illustrated with 132 reproductions. some waviness to page block, initials on fly leaf, else near fine in near fine dust jacket.
