{"product_id":"open-letters-4","title":"Open Letters","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the fin-de-siècle and early revolutionary eras, picture postcards were an important medium of communication for Russians of all backgrounds. In \u003ci\u003eOpen Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, the most comprehensive study of Russian picture postcards to date, Alison Rowley uses this medium to explore a variety of aspects of Russian popular culture. The book is lavishly illustrated with more than 130 images, most of which have never been published before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough her examinations of postcards, Rowley addresses a diverse range of topics: how landscape postcards conveyed notions of imperialism; the role of postcards in the rise of celebrity culture; depictions of the body on erotic and pornographic postcards; how postcards were employed to promote differing interpretations of the First World War; and the use of postcards by revolutionary groups seeking to overthrow the Tsarist government. Rowley determines the extent to which Russia was embedded in Europe-wide cultural trends by situating the Russian case within a larger European context.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"By Alison Rowley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55075346678140,"sku":"9781442667150","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781442667150_cf24f7f4-61f6-41ec-97ab-c124fd098db6.jpg?v=1743626434","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/open-letters-4","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}