{"product_id":"9781487545284","title":"Open Letters","description":"Author: Alison Rowley\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781487545284\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 22 Nov 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the fin-de-siecle and early revolutionary eras, picture postcards were an important medium of communication for Russians of all backgrounds. In \u003ci\u003eOpen Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, the most comprehensive study of Russian picture postcards to date, Alison Rowley uses this medium to explore a variety of aspects of Russian popular culture. The book is lavishly illustrated with more than 130 images, most of which have never been published before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough her examinations of postcards, Rowley addresses a diverse range of topics: how landscape postcards conveyed notions of imperialism; the role of postcards in the rise of celebrity culture; depictions of the body on erotic and pornographic postcards; how postcards were employed to promote differing interpretations of the First World War; and the use of postcards by revolutionary groups seeking to overthrow the Tsarist government. Rowley determines the extent to which Russia was embedded in Europe-wide cultural trends by situating the Russian case within a larger European context.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919582806174,"sku":"ING-9781487545284","price":60.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781487545284.jpg?v=1782813836","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781487545284","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}