Photography in China - Science, Commerce and Communication

Emphasizing the medium's reception among several Chinese constituencies, this book explores photography's impact within new discourses on science, as well its effects in social life, visual modernity and the media during China's transition from imperial to republican government.

List of contents

Introduction. PART 1: Science 1. Methods of Invention 2. Terms of Description PART 2: COMMERCE 3. Sites of Production 4. Interiors of the Imagination PART 3: COMMUNICATION 5. Categories of Content 6. Circuits of Communication

About the author

Oliver Moore is professor of Chinese language and culture at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. His research focuses on early and modern art history in China.

Summary

Emphasizing the medium’s reception among several Chinese constituencies, this book explores photography’s impact within new discourses on science, as well its effects in social life, visual modernity and the media during China’s transition from imperial to republican government.

Product details

• Authors: Oliver Moore, Moore Oliver
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781350108042
• ISBN: 978-1-350-10804-2
• No. of pages: 294
• Weight: 784 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, farbige Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss, Raster, farbig, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge History of Photography
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Photography & photographs, The arts: general issues, ART / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / General, Photography and photographs, The arts: general topics