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Postcards from Utopia
Jules Verne
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Description for Postcards from Utopia
Hardcover. In the totalitarian states of the twentieth century, state-sanctioned art performed a key function, giving visual dimension to abstract political ideology. This book presents fifty postcards from the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, Spain, and China, between 1920s and the 1970s, providing a fascinating look at the art of power and its expression. Series: Postcards from.. Num Pages: 112 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AKL; HBLW; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 276.
Presidents, Prime Ministers and Secretary Generals of totalitarian states in the twentieth century have been highly conscious of the need to present a national image suited to the new political culture they sought to inculcate. In these regimes, state-sanctioned art performed a key function, giving visual dimension to an abstract political ideology. There is a striking similarity between the idealized images from these countries. This book presents about fifty postcards from the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, Spain, and China, between 1920 and the 1960s. While some of the images are of a high aesthetic calibre, others are simply ... Read more
Presidents, Prime Ministers and Secretary Generals of totalitarian states in the twentieth century have been highly conscious of the need to present a national image suited to the new political culture they sought to inculcate. In these regimes, state-sanctioned art performed a key function, giving visual dimension to an abstract political ideology. There is a striking similarity between the idealized images from these countries. This book presents about fifty postcards from the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, Spain, and China, between 1920 and the 1960s. While some of the images are of a high aesthetic calibre, others are simply ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
Postcards from...
Condition
New
Weight
276g
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851243372
SKU
V9781851243372
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About Jules Verne
Andrew Roberts is a prolific historian and biographer who has published books on Waterloo, Hitler and Churchill, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Halifax and the history of English-speaking peoples since 1900 amongst many others. He is an expert on military history and has won many awards for his writing.
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