Picture Credits
Preface
Introduction
The Origins of Photography (to 1839) p. 1
Before Photography p. 2
The Invention of "Photographies" p. 7
Responses to the Announcement of the Daguerreotype p. 15
The Politics of Invention p. 19
Philosophy and Practice: Nature's Automatic Writing p. 23
The Second Invention of Photography (1839-1854) p. 25
The Second Invention p. 25
Photography and the Sciences p. 32
Recording Events with the Camera p. 44
War and Photography p. 46
Expeditionary and Travel Photography p. 50
Portraiture and the Camera p. 61
Photography and Fiction p. 74
Philosophy and Practice: A Threat to Art? p. 76
The Expanding Domain (1854-1880) p. 81
The Stereograph p. 81
War and Photography p. 85
Topographical Surveys and Photography p. 115
Photography and Science p. 131
Photography and the Social Sciences p. 140
Art and Photography p. 149
Women Behind the Camera p. 157
Philosophy and Practice: "Superseded by Reality" p. 162
Photography in the Modern Age (1880-1918) p. 167
The Challenge for Art Photography p. 172
Pictorialism p. 173
Photography and the Modern City p. 204
Science and Photography p. 212
Photography, Social Science, and Exploration p. 220
War and Photography p. 228
Philosophy and Practice: The Real Thing p. 234
A New Vision (1918-1945) p. 239
Revolutionary Art: The Soviet Photograph p. 243
Dada and After p. 247
Surrealist Photography p. 257
Experimental Photography and Advertising p. 266
California Modern p. 272
Social Science, Social Change, and the Camera p. 280
Popular Science p. 298
World War II p. 300
Philosophy and Practice: The "Common Man" and the End of Media Utopia p. 305
Through the Lens of Culture (1945-1975) p. 311
The Family of Man p. 312
Cultural Relativism and Cultural Resistance p. 314
The West and the Cold War p. 339
Photography in Art p. 370
Philosophy and Practice: Photography "Born Whole" p. 381
Convergences (1975-Present) p. 393
The Predicaments of Social Concern p. 400
Neutral Vision p. 407
The Look of Politics p. 416
The Postmodern Era p. 423
Family Pictures p. 444
Nature and the Body Politic p. 462
Philosophy and Practice: The Passing of the Postmodern p. 469
Epilogue: On Beauty, Science, and Nature p. 475
Glossary p. 497
Timeline p. 500
Notes p. 510
Bibliography p. 519
Index p. 522
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