Presidents Herbert Clark Hoover and George Walker Bush were challenged many times during their political careers. On Floods and Photo Ops: How Herbert Hoover and George W. Bush Exploited Catastrophes focuses on the visual record of two such tests: the relief efforts led by Commerce Secretary Hoover during the 1927 Mississippi River flood and the Bush team's response to Hurricane Katrina?. By concentrating on these two historic events, Paul Martin Lester? discusses political photography, particularly the use of photo ops during catastrophes. He illuminates the evolution of a genre and explores the differences and similarities between these two American politicians. Hoover and Bush reached the pinnacle of political achievement, only to lose in the court of popular opinion. From two photo ops that occurred almost eighty years apart, Lester offers a model for close readings and comparisons of images in practicing visual history. Under Lester's examination, these otherwise unremarkable photographs speak volumes about political response to natural disasters. He offers readers not just a deeper appreciation of these pictures but a methodology for seriously studying photographs and what they can reveal about a historical moment.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
ISBN-13
9781617033155
eBay Product ID (ePID)
190025243
Product Key Features
Book Title
On Floods and Photo Ops: How Herbert Hoover and George w. Bush Exploited Catastrophes
Author
Paul Martin Lester
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Travel Guide, Government, History
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
280 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Paul Martin Lester
Topic Area
Economic Sociology
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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