UID:
almahu_9949386569302882
Format:
1 online resource (216 pages) :
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illustrations
ISBN:
9781003103455
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1003103456
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9781000213294
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1000213293
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9781000212402
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1000212408
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9781000211634
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1000211630
Series Statement:
Photography, place, environment
Content:
Coal is the commodity that powered the technologies that made the modern world. It also brought about unique communities marked by a high degree of social solidarity and self-help. Mining was central to working class life, drawing rural populations into industrial labour, but it often took place in picturesque landscapes, so that its black spoil heaps became a central symbol of the degradation of pastoral life by the demands of an extractive industry. Throughout Europe and the USA photographers have pictured the characteristic landscapes of the industry, and continue to do so as strip mining devastates huge areas of land. Not only landscape photography but also documentary, portraiture, photojournalism and art photography have been used in order to portray mines and miners. This book presents three interlinked strands of investigation. The first is the way in which the production of coal created paradigmatic communities grounded in particular landscapes. The second concerns the role of photography in exploring, delineating and critiquing mining communities. This in turn involves an examination of the aesthetic and social characteristics of a number of genres of photography. Lastly, it considers the growth and decline of these sites, the geographic shift of the industry to other places, and the re-presentation of traditional localities through the lens of the heritage industry and industrial tourism.
Note:
"First published 2019 by Bloomsbury Academic."
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Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsIntroduction 1. Degradation and regeneration2. Images of miners3. Mining communities4. Fog, smog and pollution5. Strikes and conflict6. The new landscape of coal7. Heritage, memory and nostalgia ConclusionIndex
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History
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Pictorial works
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Sources
DOI:
10.4324/9781003103455
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003103455
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