{"product_id":"9781526194732","title":"Decolonizing images","description":"Author: Ronnie Close\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526194732\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 2011 revolution put Egypt at the centre of discussions around radical transformations in global photographic cultures. But Egypt and photography share a longer, richer history rarely included in western accounts of the medium. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDecolonizing images\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the country's local visual heritage, continuing the urgent process of decolonizing the canon of photography. It presents a new account of the visual cultures produced and exhibited in Egypt by interpreting the camera's ability to conceal as much as it reveals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book moves from the initial encounters between local knowledge and western-led modernity to explore how the image intersects with the politics of representation, censorship, activism and aesthetics. It overturns Eurocentric understandings of the photograph through a compelling narrative of contemporary Egypt's indigenous visual culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920570073246,"sku":"ING-9781526194732","price":56.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526194732.jpg?v=1782824313","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526194732","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}