War Posters: Weapons of Mass Communication

James Aulich

ISBN 10: 050025141X / ISBN 13: 9780500251416

Published by Thames & Hudson, 2007

About this Item

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: War Posters: Weapons of Mass Communication
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 050025141X
• ISBN 13: 9780500251416
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 1760 grams

About this title

Synopsis

A wide selection of the most eye-catching and iconic examples from the Imperial War Museum's internationally renowned poster collection.

Published to accompany an exhibition at London's Imperial War Museum, this book features more than 250 superb full-color illustrations of hard-hitting propaganda and groundbreaking graphic art. It encompasses iconic images such as Alfred Leete's "Your Country Needs You" as well as additional material drawn from the world of advertising and documentary photographs of posters in situ.

Through posters, the author examines the social, political, ethnic, and cultural aspirations of America, Britain, Ireland, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Russia, Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. Covering topics as diverse as advertising in World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution, the Spanish Civil War, Germany and Occupied Europe in World War II, anti-nuclear campaigns, and Vietnam, the book is comprehensive and highly analytical, yet accessible. 300 illustrations, 250 in color.

About the Author

James Aulich has organized a large international collaborative project: Posters in Eastern and Central Europe (PEACE). He has written several books on the history of posters and war in Europe and Vietnam.