The Photobook: A History (Volume III)

The Photobook: A History (Volume III)

<p>The third volume in an authoritative and comprehensive series, <i>The Photobook: A History volume III</i> provides a unique perspective on the story of contemporary photography through the genre of the photobook. Continuing in the vein of the first two volumes,<i> Volume III</i> is a study of the major trends and movements that have shaped the photobook genre globally since the birth of photography in the early nineteenth century. <i>Volume III</i> pays particular attention to photobooks published after World War II, covering contemporary themes of modern life, from diaristic photography of place and people to twentieth&hyphen;century propaganda books and some of the finest works to emerge from the recent self&hyphen;publishing boom. <i>The Photobook</i> volumes represent a valuable catalogue of rare and important photobooks, and since Phaidon published <i>Volume I</i> in 2004, are now regarded by academics, students and photobook bibliophiles as the definitive works on this subject.</p>