Gendered Tropes in War Photography: Mothers, Mourners, Soldiers 131759925X, 9781317599258

Photographic stills of women, appearing in both press coverage and relief campaigns, have long been central to the docum

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Gendered Tropes in War Photography: Mothers, Mourners, Soldiers
131759925X, 9781317599258

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