# The Birth of the Idea of Photography

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- Book: [The Birth of the Idea of Photography](https://www.bookquiver.com/francois-brunet/the-birth-of-the-idea-of-photography) ([The Birth of the Idea of Photography.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/francois-brunet/the-birth-of-the-idea-of-photography.md))
- Authors: [Francois Brunet](https://www.bookquiver.com/francois-brunet), [Shane B. Lillis](https://www.bookquiver.com/shane-b-lillis)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6204-326-7
- Pages: 304
- Published: 2019-11-12
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

A milestone work that examines the democratic idea of photography and its expansion in common culture, particularly in the United States; generously illustrated. This influential text by French historian...