Empire of Ruins: American Culture, Photography, and the Spectacle of Destruction by Miles Orvell

Empire of Ruins: American Culture, Photography, and the Spectacle of Destruction

Miles Orvell

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nonfiction art history mysterious medium-paced
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Once symbols of the past, ruins have become ubiquitous signs of our future. Americans today encounter ruins in the media on a daily basis--images of abandoned factories and malls, toxic landscapes, devastating fires, hurricanes, and floods. In thi...

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