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Understanding a Photograph/ (Record no. 5966)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780141392028
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Berger, John
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Understanding a Photograph/
Statement of responsibility, etc. John Berger
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. United Kingdom;
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Penguin;
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2013
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 218p;
Dimensions 18x11cm
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. In Understanding a Photograph, John Berger argues that photographs are not objective truths but selective representations shaped by context, intention, and interpretation. A photo freezes a moment yet cannot explain it, and its meaning shifts depending on how and where it is used—whether in a newspaper, gallery, or family album. Berger highlights photography’s ties to memory and loss, its role in reinforcing power and ideology, and the need for viewers to actively question the conditions of a photograph’s production and circulation rather than assuming it offers simple realism.
546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE
Language note English
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Analysis تحليل
9 (RLIN) 8504
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element TR624-835 Technology- Applied Photography
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Koha item type Book
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection Home library Current library Date acquired Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type
    Library of Congress Classification     Technology- Photography, Cinematography, Electronic Media SAF Reference Library Photography Gallery 10/09/2025   TR624-835 10.024 5966 10/09/2025 10/09/2025 Book

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