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Impressions of a Lost World
A Century of Chinese Photography, 1860-1950
By
Ferdinand M. BERTHOLET
(Author)
Regine THIRIEZ
(Author)
Lambert Van Der AALSVOORT
(Author)
Yale University Press, 2014
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The flourishing of photography as a medium in the mid-19th century coincided with a rise in curiosity about China on the part of the Western world. As the number of foreigners living and travelling in China increased, early photographs of China were taken by and for an international audience. Impressions of a Lost World assembles 250 fascinating images of China in the second half of the 19th century and first half of the 20th, captured by the Western camera lens. The photographs portray the gritty side of the country as well as stunning views of palaces, temples, harbours and gardens. This juxtaposition of the sordid and the serene provides a multidimensional picture of China's physical and social landscape before Mao Zedong's ascent to power changed the country forever. The photographs, many published here for the first time, are both beautiful and moving, and together offer a new understanding of a social and cultural history associated with a time of significant historical change.
Details
ISBN
: 9780300196566
Binding
: Hardcover
Pages
: 240
Sizes
: 250x150mm
Publication
: 4/2014
Weight
: 550g
Languages
:
English
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