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Photography: A Cultural History | 
 enlarge | Author: Mary Lou Marien
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
List Price: $83.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 755561
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 528
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3
Dimensions (in): 11.6 x 8.7 x 0.5
ISBN: 0130198560
Dewey Decimal Number: 770
EAN: 9780130198563
ASIN: 0130198560
Publication Date: October 24, 2002
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Condition: Paperback. No writing. Has a couple of pages with some highlighting. Not in most of the book though. Has a little marking on the first page. Ships within 48 hours with free delivery confirmation.
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Product Description
Providing a new perspective on many of the old stories in the history of photography, Mary Warner Marien's book is a provocative and informative read. She shows how the medium developed in various historical, economic, political, and cultural settings worldwide, and discusses the many uses to which photography has been put-from art to vernacular, documentary to photojournalism, and science to advertising.
Incorporating new research not covered in any other survey, Marien thoughtfully explores ideas generated by and about photography in each period, and examines photography's key role in contemporary art and today's increasing use of digital photography. With a panoply of arresting images by famous photographers such as Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, August Sander, and Margaret Bourke-White-as well as many unusual and seldom-seen pictures-the book is as enticing to look at as its original ideas are stimulating to consider.
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 textbook May 17, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
great condition thanks
Photography: A Cultural History
 Very hard to read December 9, 2007
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
I found photography a Cultural History a very hard to read book. The author seems to jump from subject to subject and from photographer to photographer without any cohesive meaning. The chapters get harder to read as you move towards the later chapters, unfortunately. I don't see what is the sense to mentioning what a photogrpher did or said in a 2 or 3 sentence paragraph, then jump to another photographer and do the same, then jump to another one and do the same and so on and so on. Also, why is the photographers years of existence printed next to each photographers name in parenthesis ? This only makes the book even harder to read. I bought the book because I'm a photography student and the book is mandatory for one of the required courses, but if it was up to me, I would rather use and purchase "The History of Photography" written By Beaumont Newhall even though it is out of date. This was the book originally used in the past, but a few years ago allot of schools decided to switch to the Warner Marien book which I think was a big mistake.
Photography: A cultural history (trade version) September 29, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
An exellent source. The price was unbeatable. At school a smaller version of this book was over $100 and I paid less than $50for a more complete book!
excellent resource! March 23, 2006
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
i had to buy this for class, and for once it isn't a "textbook" ! finally an art textbook that doubles as a coffee table book, and one you can read. very good text - easy, and not too "academic." highly recommend.
Wonderful! March 7, 2006
1 out of 8 found this review helpful
This text was hardcover and gorgeous.. and over 1/2 off what the bookstore at my school was selling it for.. Thank you
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