Photographies East: The Camera and Its Histories in East and Southeast Asia

by Nicholas Thomas, James L. Hevia, James T. Siegel, et al.

Introducing Photographies East, Rosalind C. Morris notes that although the camera is now a taken-for-granted element of everyday life in most parts of the world, it is difficult to appreciate "the shock and sense of utter improbability that accompanied the new technology" as it was introduced in Asia (and elsewhere). In this collection, scholars of Asia, most of whom are anthropologists, describe frequent attribution of spectral powers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822342057
• ISBN13: 9780822342052
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.9"