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Morocco: 5000 Years of Culture
by Vincent Boele  Synopsis Morocco is a land rich in diversity. Bounded by two seas and a desert, cleft by mountain ranges, caravan trails, steppe-like plateaus and coastal plains, its dramatically contrasting landscape is mirrored by the people who populate it. Here, the culture...
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Faces of Africa
by Carol Beckwith Publisher Comments Faces of Africa is for everyone who loved African Ceremonies, but longs for more of Beckwith and Fisher's unique eye on Africa and the faces of its beautiful inhabitants. Structured by theme, the book looks at portraits of people who are painted, beaded,...
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Africa
by John Reader Synopsis Reader and Lewis render a remarkable portrait of the continent, capturing the complex, diverse life story of Africa's many peoples, myriad landscapes, and teeming wildlife. To be released in conjunction with PBS and National Geographic's eight-hour TV...
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Wonders of the African World
by Henry Louis Gates Publisher Comments The Companion Volume to the PBS Television Series Wonders of the African World is an exuberant, visually stunning journey across Africa and through the history of its glorious but forgotten civilizations. Traveling by camel, by dhow, by Land Cruiser, and...
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Another Africa
by Robert Lyons and Chinua Achebe Publisher Comments Two great talents have joined together to create a unique d gorgeous 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. There are no shots of beautiful...
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Africa (Kharakter)
by Art Stock Synopsis The culture of a country is not just confined to its museums. Opulent and creative, it is everywhere and in everything: in this streets, in the local industries, in the foods people eat, the movies they watch, and in the buildings where they live, work...
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Last Place on Earth 2 Volumes Box Set
by Michael Nichols Publisher Comments The photographs in The Last Place on Earth are the best wildlife images in the world today. The groundbreaking photography in Volume I presents wildlife as if the viewer is on the scene and closeup. This is accomplished with gadgetry developed at...
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African Ceremonies 2 Volumes
by Carol Beckwith Synopsis Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher are acclaimed for their photographs of vanishing African tribal customs. This text brings together a decade of travel and research, in a two-volume exploration of African rites and rituals, including baby namings...
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In and Out of Focus: Images from Central Africa, 1885-1960
by Christraud M Geary Publisher Comments This book accompanies an exhibition at the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, on the role of photography in Central Africa. This is the first book to link two related themes: the role of photographic images in constructing and...
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Darfur Darfur
by Leslie (edt) Thomas Publisher Comments DARFUR/DARFUR: LIFE/WAR is a powerful collection of images from some of the world's most celebrated photojournalists who have documented an ongoing genocide that has claimed more than 300,000 lives and has displaced about 2.5 million people. Launched...
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The Quest for the Secret Nile: Victorian Exploration in Equatorial Africa 1857-1900
by G H Yeoman Publisher Comments Victorian exploration in Equatorial Africa, 1857-1889....
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Passages: Photographs in Africa
by Carol Beckwith Synopsis Culled from the authors' monumental two-volume "African Ceremonies", the 89 images in this book are dramatic, intimate portraits of African rituals, spanning the entire continent. The artwork is now being exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Full...
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Africa
by Olivier Follmi Publisher Comments Those of us who have never had the privilege of visiting Africa can take solace in this splendid pictorial journey across the immense and magnificent continent, courtesy of photographer Olivier Föllmi. A worthy companion to Föllmi’s lovely Offerings...
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Africa: Flying High
by Paolo Novaresio Synopsis An exciting addition to White Star's renowned aerial presentation series, this handsome, compact volume takes readers on a memorable trip over Africa, giving them a rare glimpse of its spectacular, diverse landscapes and wildlife. Photojournalist Paolo...
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Through the Eyes of the Gods: An Aerial Vision of Africa
by Robert B. Haas Publisher Comments This remarkable vision of Africa from the air invites the reader to view this large and varied continent as if an invited guest on a private plane, with a dialogue between the photographer and the viewer. Aerial photography enables the viewer to...
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Sahara
by Paolo Novaresio Synopsis The Sahara Desert is not just a wasteland of sand and sun, but a teeming wilderness. Sahara: An Immense Ocean of Sand tells the story of the world's largest desert, documenting the culture, history, environment, people, and animals of this massive region....
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Morocco: Past and Present
by Guido Barosio Publisher Comments From the winding streets of Tangier's hilly medina to the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Sala Colonia, Morocco is a land with unlimited potential to amaze. Blessed with a diverse and stunning landscape, Morocco's magic can overwhelm even the most...
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Casting Shadows: Images from a New South Africa
by Edmward West Book News Annotation Published in conjunction with a year 2000 exhibition held at the U. of Michigan Museum of Art, this square format book (11.5x11.5) presents several brief interpretive essays and an interview with the artist; but most pages are devoted to West's...
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Why Are They Weeping?: South Africans under Apartheid
by David C Turnley Book News Annotation One hundred vivid color photographs, shot by photojournalist Turnley, present a difficult and beautiful country, split and at war with itself. The text is by Alan Cowell, former New York Times bureau chief in Johannesburg. Annotation c. Book News...
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Le Mal D'Afrique: A Journey Into Old and New Africa
by Guillaume Bonn
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