Picture This: World War I Posters and Visual Culture (Studies in War, Society, and the Military) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803226101 ISBN 13: 9780803226104

Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, 2010

Synopsis

A collection of essays that explore the use and implication of war posters during WWI. It reveals the centrality of visual media, particularly the poster, within the specific national contexts of Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States during World War I.

About this title

Review:

"This is a fine addition to the growing body of literature on this somewhat ephemeral form of graphic communication."―S. Skaggs, CHOICE Author: S. Skaggs Source: CHOICE

"Readers' comprehension of World War I posters will be enriched well beyond their most thorough visual observations."―Barbara Steinson, Annals of Iowa Author: Barbara Steinson Source: Annals of Iowa

"Historians of war, politics, gender, culture, art, and literature will all benefit from the insights presented here."―David Welky, Journal of American History Author: David Welky Source: Journal of American History

"Picture This is a powerful edited collection in which the whole adds up to a great deal more than the sum of its parts."―Karen Petrone, Journal of Military History Author: Karen Petrone Source: Journal of Military History

From the Author:

Pearl James is an assistant professor of English at the University of Kentucky.   Contributors: Meg Albrinck, Richard S. Fogarty, Stefan Goebel, Nicoletta F. Gullace, Pearl James, Jakub Kazecki, Jennifer D. Keene, John M. Kinder, Mark Levitch, Jason Lieblang, Andrew Nedd, Jeffrey T. Schnapp, and Jay Winter.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0803226101
• ISBN 13: 9780803226104
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: James Pearl