Landscape Orientalism: Early photography in the Holy Land

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Landscape Orientalism: Early photography in the Holy Land

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Jun 11, 2015

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Dr. Edna Barromi Perlman talks about the landscape photography in Israel and how it became an effective political and ideological tool.

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Jun 11, 2015

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