Surviving the Lens. Photographic Studies of South and East African People, 1870-1920
by Stevenson, Michael, and Michael Graham-Stewart
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 1874950598
- ISBN 13
- 9781874950592
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Cape Town: Fernwood Press, 2001) 1874950598. 4to; original grey boards, with pale grey lettering to spine and device to upper board; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pictorial endpapers; pp. 144; lavishly illustrated, generally with historical portrait photographs to the recto and the facing verso providing descriptive text. Dustwrapper very slightly rubbed, and partially sunned. Very good condition. "In those instances when the sitter's humanity survived the racial prejudices and technology of the time, the images often transcend their role as historical records and can be seen as provocative and poignant works of art. The photographs chosen for inclusion are from the authors' own collection and most of them have never been published before. Each is reproduced on a double-page spread accompanied by captions that provide new information about the photographers and the subjects. An introductory essay, which contextualises the practice of photography in south and east Africa during this period, is illustrated with full-page details from the selected photographs. The images reproduced in this book retain a lasting and intriguing engagement. They reveal the intensity of these troubled encounters and provide evocative human portraits captured at a time of rapid change in Africa." .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12335
- Title
- Surviving the Lens. Photographic Studies of South and East African People, 1870-1920
- Author
- Stevenson, Michael, and Michael Graham-Stewart
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1874950598
- ISBN 13
- 9781874950592
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: Fernwood Press, 2001) 1874950598
- This edition first published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Ethnography. Anthropology. Photography. Art. African people. Tribespeople Anthropology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Anthropology;
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About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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