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Watching Babylon

By Nicholas Mirzoeff

Watching Babylon Law

Watching Babylon

By Nicholas Mirzoeff

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Groundbreaking and compelling, Watching Babylon examines the experience of watching the war against Iraq on television, on the internet, in the cinema and in print media. Mirzoeff shows how the endless stream of images flowing from the Gulf has necessitated a new form of visual thinking, one which recognises that the war has turned images themselves into weapons. Drawing connections between the history and legend of ancient Babylon, the metaphorical Babylon of Western modernity, and everyday life in the modern suburb of Babylon, New York, Mirzoeff explores ancient concerns which have found new resonance in the present day. In the tradition of Walter Benjamin, Watching Babylon illuminates the Western experience of the Iraqi war and makes us re-examine the very way we look at images of conflict.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
212
Release Date:
2004-12-01
Publication Date:
2004-11-04
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0415343097
ISBN13:
9780415343091
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
436 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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