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The violence of the image : photography and international conflict / edited by Liam Kennedy and Caitlin Patrick.

Contributor(s): Kennedy, Liam, 1961- [editor.] | Patrick, Caitlin [editor.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : I.B. Tauris, 2014Description: xiii, 274 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781780767895 (pbk.) :Subject(s): War photography -- History | Photojournalism -- Social aspects | Media Studies | Media StudiesDDC classification: 070.4'9 Summary: Photography has visualised international relations and conflicts from the mid-19th century onwards and continues to be an important medium in framing the worlds of distant and suffering others. This text examines the roles of image producers and the functions of photographic imagery in the documentation and communication of wars, violent conflicts and human rights issues.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Photography has visualised international relations and conflicts from the mid-19th century onwards and continues to be an important medium in framing the worlds of distant and suffering others. This text examines the roles of image producers and the functions of photographic imagery in the documentation and communication of wars, violent conflicts and human rights issues.

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