Synopses & Reviews
The Forbes 100, the Fortune 500, Bloombergand#8217;s Billionaire Index . . . the list of rich lists is endless. Here instead are the stories of The Other Hundred and#151; those people who arenand#8217;t among the worldand#8217;s rich, but whose lives deserve to be celebrated.
The Other Hundred is an initiative of the Global Institute for Tomorrow, an independent think and do tank, dedicated to advancing an understanding of the reshaping the rules of global capitalism. A judging panel including leading photographers Stephen Wilkes, Richard Hsu and Ruth Eichhorn chose the images to be included in this book from over 11,000 images submitted by 1,500 photographers. The 100 stunning photographs that comprise The Other Hundred provide glimpses into the lives of real people and their struggles, triumphs, hopes and dreams.
Synopsis
The Forbes 100, the Fortune 500, Bloomberg's Billionaire Index...the list of rich lists is endless. Here instead are the stories of The Other Hundred - those people who aren't among the world's rich, but whose lives should be celebrated. Chosen by a world-renowned judging panel of Stephen Wilkes, Richard Hsu, and Ruth Eichhorn, the 100 stunning photographs that comprise The Other Hundred provide glimpses into the lives of real people and their struggles, triumphs, hopes and dreams.
About the Author
The Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT) is an independent social venture think tank based in Hong Kong, dedicated to advancing an understanding of the reshaping of the rules of global capitalism and the evolving social contracts that exist between business, government and civil sectors.
Chandran Nair is the founder and Chief Executive of GIFT, the Global Institute for Tomorrow. He lives in Hong Kong.
Pankaj Mishra was born in northwest India in 1969 and lives in London and Mashobra, India. The author of An End to Suffering (FSG, 2004) and Temptations of the West (FSG, 2006), as well as a novel, The Romantics, he writes for The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Book Review, and The Guardian.
Amy Goodman, is an broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter and author. Goodman is the host of Democracy Now!, an independent global news program broadcast daily on radio, television and the Internet, which she co-founded in 1996.She lives in New York.