Postcards by Lydia Pyne
A history of the postcard, which created connections between people, places and beliefs.
"In this beautifully illustrated, breezily articulated book, Pyne introduces us to an analog antecedent to today's tweets, texts, and memes: the postcardCondensed within this compact carrier of pithy messages, Pyne demonstrates, are histories of the postal service, printing technologies, and portraiture of the quotidian-as well as humanity's enduring desire for palpable connection." -- Shannon Mattern, professor of anthropology at the New School for Social Research, and author of "Clay, Data and Dirt: Five Thousand Years of Urban Media" "Pyne's Postcards expertly tells the story of how this small piece of mail went from saving the US Post Office to being the foundations of our image-based social media platforms. This must-read book is a deeply researched chronicle of how we keep in touch, simultaneously invoking a rich sense of nostalgia while giving readers a meaningful framework for our contemporary moment." -- Jason Farman
Lydia Pyne is an affiliate researcher at the Institute for Historical Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Her previous books include Genuine Fakes: How Phony Things Can Teach Us About Real Stuff (2019).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781789144840 |
| ISBN 10 | 1789144841 |
| Title | Postcards |
| Author | Lydia Pyne |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Reaktion Books |
| Year published | 2021-10-18 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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