Originally published in 1981, Susan Meiselas' Nicaragua is a modern classic--a seminal contribution to the literature of concerned photojournalism. John Berger praised the work for its ability to, "take us right inside a revolutionary moment... Yet unlike most photographs of such material, these refuse all the rhetoric normally associated with such pictures: The rhetoric of violence, revolutionary heroism and the glorification of misery." Nicaragua forms an extraordinary narrative of a nation in turmoil. Starting with a ...
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Originally published in 1981, Susan Meiselas' Nicaragua is a modern classic--a seminal contribution to the literature of concerned photojournalism. John Berger praised the work for its ability to, "take us right inside a revolutionary moment... Yet unlike most photographs of such material, these refuse all the rhetoric normally associated with such pictures: The rhetoric of violence, revolutionary heroism and the glorification of misery." Nicaragua forms an extraordinary narrative of a nation in turmoil. Starting with a powerful and chilling evocation of the Somoza regime during its decline in the late 1970s, the images trace the evolution of the popular resistance that led to the insurrection, culminating with the triumph of the Sandinista revolution in 1979. The 2008 edition includes Pictures from a Revolution , a DVD in which Meiselas returns to the scenes she originally photographed, tirelessly tracking down the subjects and interviewing them about the reality of post-revolution Nicaragua. The DVD booklet features a new interview with Meiselas in which she discusses the history of the project. Susan Meiselas , born in Baltimore in 1948, received her BA from Sarah Lawrence College and her MA from Harvard University. Her first book, the classic Carnival Strippers , was published in 1976. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Hasselblad Foundation Photography Prize (1994) and the International Center of Photography's Infinity Award (2005). Her work has been exhibited at the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Art Institute of Chicago. A member of Magnum Photos, Meiselas was named a MacArthur Fellow in 1992. She lives in New York.
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Fine in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed by award winning Photographer and Author Susan Meiselas in person. 120 p. Audience: General/trade. A Fine, like New, copy, tight and clean, in a Very Good dust jacket which shows light edge shelf ware. A First Edition-First Printing with a full number line ending with a 1. This copy also includes a like New pamphlet and CD titled "Pictures from a Revolution" in the back pocket of the book. The book is Signed and dated on the actual Title page, by highly accomplished and award winning Photographer Susan Meiselas, in person, during her book tour event and photography show at the Aperture Foundation in New York City on June 14, 2018. A photo of Susan during the event, and an event announcement will be included. This book is a modern classic, referred to as "a seminal contribution to the literature of concerned photojournalism", as the work show the ability to take the reader inside a revolutionary moment. Susan has earned numerous prestigious Photography awards and honors over the years, among them are the Robert Capa Gold Metal in 1979; she was named a MacArthur Fellow in 1992; and in 2006 was awarded The Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal and Honorary Fellowship. Rest assured; this signed copy is well protected in an archival Mylar cover; and will be very carefully packaged with protective material; and will be shipped in a new box. We always treat all of our books; and book buyers with the utmost respect.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Oversized.
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Susan Meiselas. Fine in Fine jacket. Book. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. Signed by Author(s) 1st. Edition, 1st. Printing 2008, Black cloth hardcover with then dust jacket, 120 page book. This copy is signed only by Susan Meiselas on the first title page. This photo-journalist has put together her work when she was in Nicaragua from June 1978 to July 1979. Illustrated with 71 full page color plates of the revolution. The DVD and booklet are in the back cover in the sleeve. Condition: Fine.