Another Africa - Hardcover

Achebe, Chinua; Lyons, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385490380 ISBN 13: 9780385490382

Verlag: Anchor Books, 1998

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Book by Robert Lyons

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An album of ninety photographs of life in contemporary South Africa includes poems about the issues Africa faces today

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r Africa is a book that fuses photographs, poetry, and text to create a view of present-day Africa that moves beyond the stereotypes commonly held by most westerners: an open-air ethnographic museum, a continent in constant turmoil, a vast expanse of beautiful sand dunes and tropical savannas where herds of wildlife roam. This work peels away myths to explore the complexity, diversity, and human dimensions of a place called Africa--one that celebrates the commonplace and exotic simultaneously. The photographs are highly subjective, a personal investigation that reflects the sensibilities, formal concerns, and the ongoing engagement of the photographer in this part of the world.

With the brilliant Chinua Achebe--a Nigerian--contributing his poems and an essay, the book takes on a further and critical dimension. He presents a concise view of Africa today, including the individual and political issues facing its countries. He deals with Africa on its own terms--from within, not from a

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• Verlag: Anchor Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0385490380
• ISBN 13: 9780385490382
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 122