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South Africa: The Structure of Things Then

Door David Goldblatt

Categorie
Zuid-Afrika
Boeknummer
#366993-AE13
Titel
South Africa: The Structure of Things Then
Auteur
Goldblatt, David
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
New York : Monacelli Press
Jaar van uitgave
1998
ISBN10
1580930263
ISBN13
9781580930260
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original cloth, dust jacket, 4to.
Samenvatting
South Africa The Structure of Things Then is the culmination of fifteen years of photography, research, and writing by acclaimed South African photographer David Goldblatt. In 136 evocative black and white photographs Goldblatt probes the relationships between South African structures and the forces that shaped the society from 1652 to 1990, a period he calls the Era of Baasskap or White domination. His is a seminal exploration that compels the reader to look afresh at South Africa's cultural heritage and to ask 'What do these structures signify? What convictions, what hopes and fears went into their building?'. In his introduction and the extended captions to the duotone images, Goldblatt gives fascinating insight into the meaning of the structures, and the context from which each photogr... (Lees verder)aph emerged. The work is complemented by Neville Dubow's illuminating critical appraisal, 'Constructs: Reflections on a Thinking Eye'.
Pagina's
260
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 50,00

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