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Power and Perspective. Early Photography in China
Corrigan, Karina, et al.: Power and Perspective. Early Photography in China. New Haven: 2022. 340 pages, 300 colour illustrations. Hardback. 29x26cms. This volume explores photography as a 'social process' and examines the confrontations and collaborations that shaped the adoption and practice of photography in nineteenth-century China, particularly in the treaty port cities that connected China and the West. Six chapters are divided into three parts: 'The Imperial Eye,' 'Nodes of Exchange: Treaty Ports,' and 'Photography and (Mis)representation.'.
This volume explores photography as a social process and examines the confrontations and collaborations that shaped the adoption and practice of photography in nineteenth-century China, particularly in the treaty port cities that connected China and the West. Six chapters are divided into three parts: The Imperial Eye, Nodes of Exchange: Treaty Ports, and Photography and (Mis)representation.. Text in English
