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Cuba

Door Adam Kufeld

Categorie
Geschiedenis Zuid- en Latijns Amerika
Boeknummer
#119990
Titel
Cuba
Auteur
Kufeld, Adam
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
W.W. Norton, New York
Jaar van uitgave
1994
ISBN10
039331023X
ISBN13
9780393310238
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting
On the eve of what may be a tumultuous change, Adam Kufeld presents a photographic portrait of this exotic land - one of the last remaining communist worlds - which is not often seen by the outside. In more than one-hundred vibrant color photographs - neon-lit nightlife in Havana; alienated youth at an amusement park; men and women, young and old, waiting on line for food; youths showing their support for the revolution by carrying posters of Fidel; religious altars in commemoration of famous saints; men harvesting tobacco - he shows us that he has no illusions about Cuba. For him it is neither a worker's paradise nor a communist hell - rather it is a land of contrasts and contradictions, of hope and resignation, of great creativity and corruption. Cuba succeeds in demystifying and humaniz... (Lees verder)ing the country and its people. A lively and informative introduction by Tom Miller provides a historical narrative of the country, its people, and the role that photography has played in politics and daily life.
Pagina's
128
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 5,00

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