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Author Kennedy, Liam, 1961- author.

Title Afterimages : photography and U.S. foreign policy / Liam Kennedy.

Publication Info. Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2016.

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Description 1 online resource (233 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Acknowledgments; List of Illustrations; Introduction: "Follow the Americans"; 1. Compassion and Critique: Vietnam; 2. Pictures from Revolutions: Iran, Nicaragua, El Salvador; 3. Unseen Wars and Humanitarian Visions: Somalia, the Gulf, the Balkans; 4. Visualizing the War on Terror: Afghanistan, Iraq, the United States; Conclusion: The Costs of War; Notes; Index.
Summary 'Afterimages' maps the evolving relations between the American way of war and photographic coverage of it. Organised in its first section around key US military actions over the last 50 years, it then moves on to examine how photographers engaged with these conflicts on wider ethical and political grounds, before finally exploring the genre of photojournalism itself. Illustrated throughout with examples of the photographs being considered, it argues that photographs are important means for critical reflection on war, violence and human rights, and analyses the high ethical, sociopolitical and legalistic value we place on the still image's ability to bear witness and stimulate action.
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Subject Photojournalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Photojournalism.
United States.
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Photojournalism -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
Europe.
War photography -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
War photography.
War photography -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- History, Military -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
History, Military.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
International relations.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Illustrated works.
Pictorial works.
Electronic books.
History.
Military history.
Illustrated works.
Other Form: Print version: Kennedy, Liam. Afterimages : Photography and U.S. Foreign Policy. : University of Chicago Press, ©2016 9780226337265
ISBN 9780226337432 (electronic book)
022633743X (electronic book)
9780226337265