The Propaganda Front : Postcards from the Era of World Wars Hardback
by Anna Jozefacka, Lynda Klich, Juliana Kreinik, Benjamin Weiss
Hardback
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The first comprehensive exploration of postcards used as propaganda on all sides of the major military and political conflicts of the twentieth century, including World Wars I and II A Russian Socialist worker raises the red flag.
Adoring crowds greet Hitler and Mussolini. Uncle Sam orders Americans to enlist. These images and many more circulated by the millions on postcards intended to change minds and inspire actions around the time of the two World Wars.
Whether produced by government propaganda bureaus, opportunistic publishers, aid organizations, or resistance movements, postcards conveyed their messages with striking graphics, pithy slogans, and biting caricatures – and in a uniquely personal format.
The more than 350 cards reproduced in full colour in this book advocate for political causes and celebrate war efforts on all sides of the major conflicts of the first half of the twentieth century.
The accompanying text shows how a ubiquitous form of communication served increasingly sophisticated campaigns in an age of propaganda, and highlights the postcards collected here as both priceless historical documents and masterworks of graphic design.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:320 pages, Illustrated throughout
- Publisher:Museum of Fine Arts,Boston
- Publication Date:12/12/2017
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- ISBN:9780878467631
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:320 pages, Illustrated throughout
- Publisher:Museum of Fine Arts,Boston
- Publication Date:12/12/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9780878467631
