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The National Security Sublime: On the Aesthetics of Government Secrecy - Routledge Studies in Espionage and Culture 1st edition
Potolsky, Matthew (University of Utah, USA)
The National Security Sublime: On the Aesthetics of Government Secrecy - Routledge Studies in Espionage and Culture 1st edition
Potolsky, Matthew (University of Utah, USA)
Why do recent depictions of government secrecy and surveillance so often use images suggesting massive size and scale? Drawing on post-War American art, film, television, and fiction, Potolsky argues that the aesthetic of the sublime provides a window into the nature of modern intelligence.
184 pages, 20 Halftones, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | March 26, 2019 |
ISBN13 | 9780367208912 |
Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Pages | 184 |
Dimensions | 236 × 160 × 16 mm · 412 g |
Language | English |