Propaganda Prints : A history of art in the service of social and political change Hardcover - 2011

London : Bloomsbury, 2011. 1st edition, reprint. Hardcover. Fine copy in illustrated boards. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 201 pages, 28 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The ancient world -- The very beginning -- Alexander -- Pax Romana -- 2. The Middle Ages -- The Dark Ages -- The Norman Conquest -- Onward Christian soldiers -- 3. The early modern period -- The art of printing -- The troublesome priest -- A red and white rose -- Renaissance -- The propaganda of the senses -- Here comes the sun -- The English Civil War -- Into the light -- The American Revolution -- The tree of liberty -- The man on the white horse -- 4. The machine age -- The 19th century -- The Fourth Estate -- Rule Britannia -- From sea to shining sea -- A new printing method -- The golden age of posters -- The modern movement -- The First World War -- 5. The early 20th Century -- The Mexican Revolution -- The Russian Revolution -- Between the wars -- WPA -- The Spanish Civil War -- The Nazis -- The Second World War -- 6. The modern world -- The Cold War -- Post-war Britain -- The Chinese Cultural Revolution -- The Cuban Revolution -- Vietnam and the art of protest -- Propaganda in the digital age -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index. Subjects: Art and social action History; Art Political aspects History; Posters History; Propaganda in art History; Art and Design; Posters History; Prints History; Political posters History; Art and social action History; Political posters.