{"product_id":"the-violence-of-colonial-photography-9781526163318","title":"The Violence of Colonial Photography","description":"\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE FOR GLOBAL CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING 2023 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe late nineteenth century witnessed a rapid increase in colonial conflicts throughout the French and British empires. It was also the period in which the first mass-produced cameras became available. Colonial authorities were quick to recognise the power of this new technology, which they used to humiliate defeated opponents and project an image of supremacy across the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on a wealth of visual materials, from soldiers' personal albums to the collections of press agencies and government archives, The violence of colonial photography offers a new account of how conflict photography developed in the decades before the First World War. It explores the ways the camera was used to impose order on subject populations in Africa and Asia and to generate propaganda for the public in Europe, where a visual economy of violence was rapidly taking shape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the same time, the book reveals how photographs could escape the intentions of their creators, offering a means for colonial subjects to push back against oppression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Foliard is a Professor of Modern History at Université Paris Cité and author of Dislocating the Orient: British Maps and the Making of the Middle East, 1854-1921\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50496986579218,"sku":"9781526163318","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7f00325e-6661-4f56-a46d-53875a19f9c5.jpg?v=1730704141","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-violence-of-colonial-photography-9781526163318","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}