{"product_id":"9780714842851","title":"The Photobook: A History - Volume I","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'\"\u003eWhile the history of photography is a   well-established canon, much less critical attention has been directed at the   phenomenon of the photobook, which for many photographers is perhaps the most   significant vehicle for the display of their work and the communication of their   vision to a mass audience. In the first of two volumes,\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eboth co-edited by Martin Parr and Gerry   Badger, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003eThe Photobook\u003c\/i\u003e provides a   comprehensive overview of the development of the photobook, from its inception   at the dawn of photography in the early nineteenth century through to the   radical Japanese photobooks of the 1960s and 70s, by way of the modernist and   propaganda books of the 1930s and 40s.\u003c?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =   \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'\"\u003e \u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'\"\u003eIn his introduction, Badger argues that   the photobook is one of the most significant photographic genres due to the   extent of its distribution and level of availability, and contests the   traditional notion that the history of photography is best represented by the   original print. This study provides an important corrective to the traditional   history of photography. The selection of photographers made by Badger and Parr   challenges the popular canon, and their survey of the history of the photobook   reveals a secret web of influence and interrelationships between photographers   and photographic movements around the world.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'\"\u003e \u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'\"\u003eThe book is divided into a series of   thematic and broadly chronological chapters, each featuring a general   introductory text providing background information and highlighting the dominant   political and artistic influences on the photobook in the period, followed by   more detailed discussion of the individual photobooks. The chapter texts are   followed by spreads and images from over 200 books, which provide the central   means of telling the history of the photobook. Chosen by Parr and Badger, these   illustrations show around 200 of the most artistically and culturally important   photobooks in three dimensions, with the cover or jacket and a selection of   spreads from the book shown. Volume One also features an illuminating and   provocative introduction, ‘The Photobook: Between the Film and the Novel’ by   Badger, which is accompanied by a preface written by   Parr.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phaidon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014388891888,"sku":"9780714842851","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780714842851_p0.jpg?v=1763617508","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780714842851","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}