Book 2012

History in images

Publisher: Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California
Language: English
Published: 2012

Historiography
Motion pictures
Popular culture
Documentary films
Visual communication
Documentary photography
Historiography and photography
Social conditions

"The astounding visual record left by photographers and filmmakers of modern China constitute a massive archive that awaits incorporation into historical research on China. This volume's studies by multiple contributors offer potential paths for revising practices in historical inquiry and examine how modern Chinese society expressed itself in visual culture"--Provided by publisher