Author: DOSS E
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Publisher: Smithsonian
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ISBN: 1560989890
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Looking at LIFE Magazine
Looking at LIFE Magazine focuses on how the magazine, in its editorial and especially its pictorial style, played a leading role in shaping American national identity from the Great depression through the Vietnam War.Looking at LIFE Magazine review. The thirteen contributors discuss how and why Life became so popular, what political and social views it reflected and projected, how the editors tried to create an image of a unified and classless nation, and why that vision and the magazine itself ultimately failedRead full reviews of looking at life magazine, doss e, acceptable book.
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payment | shipping rates | returns Looking at LIFE Magazine Product Category :Books ISBN :1560989890 Title :Looking at LIFE Magazine EAN :9781560989899 Authors :DOSS E Binding :Hardcover Publisher :Smithsonian Publication Date :2001-10-01 Pages :272 Signed :False First Edition :False Dust Jacket :False List Price (MSRP) :29.95 Height :0.9500 inches Width :7.2000 inches Length :10.4600 inches Weight :1.8300 pounds Condition :Good Classification Notes :Ex-library book in good condition with typic
Product Category :Books ISBN :1560989890 Title :Looking at LIFE Magazine EAN :9781560989899 Authors :DOSS E Binding :Hardcover Publisher :Smithsonian Publication Date :2001-10-01 Pages :272 Signed :False First Edition :False Dust Jacket :False List Price (MSRP) :29.95 Height :0.9500 inches Width :7.2000 inches Length :10.4600 inches Weight :1.8300 pounds Keywords :History, Company Profiles, 20th Century, Social Sciences Condition :Acceptable corners bumped/scuffed, dust jacket scuffed, slightly
The appearance of the first issue of Life, on November 23, 1936, marked an unprecedented event in the history of American magazine publishing. With its distinctive visual style, dramatic use of the photo-essay, and mandate to show readers the world, Life was a new breed of magazine that reported on everything from sports and entertainment to science, politics, and war. The magazine was an instant and durable success: its initial press run of nearly half-a-million copies sold out quickly, and by the end of the first year, Americans were buying more than 5 million copies every week. For more tha
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Looking at LIFE Magazine Reviews
The thirteen contributors discuss how and why Life became so popular, what political and social views it reflected and projected, how the editors tried to create an image of a unified and classless nation, and why that vision and the magazine itself ultimately failed. In essays ranging from Life's coverage of civil rights, sexuality, and the atomic bomb to its treatment of religion, masculinity, and the counterculture, the contributors explore Life's style and public response, demonstrating the magazine's important place in American cultural History.
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