Picturing History, Remembering Soldiers: World War I Photography between the Public and the Private

The centennial anniversaries of World War I have prompted a boom in publications about the war, including many recent photographic compendiums that strive to document the war in visually appealing ways. This type of historical illustration, which often borders on sensationalism, threatens to convent...

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Veröffentlicht in:Transition. - Indiana University Press, 1957. - 29(2017), 1, Seite 72-103
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Veröffentlicht: 2017
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Schlagworte:World War I photography photo albums historical empathy private memory and public history Political science Social sciences History Behavioral sciences Arts Law
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