This text reflects aspects of an era of South African history and culture in photographic and written form. The book grew out of David Goldblatt's desire to explore South Africa's structural heritage, "to put on film what seemed so immediately and potently eloquent of the civilisation we had built". The 145 black and white photographs are a range of structures in South Africa which gave expression to, or are evidence of, some of the forces that shaped South African society in the period 1652 to 1990, which Goldblatt has ...
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This text reflects aspects of an era of South African history and culture in photographic and written form. The book grew out of David Goldblatt's desire to explore South Africa's structural heritage, "to put on film what seemed so immediately and potently eloquent of the civilisation we had built". The 145 black and white photographs are a range of structures in South Africa which gave expression to, or are evidence of, some of the forces that shaped South African society in the period 1652 to 1990, which Goldblatt has called the Era of Baasskap. The introductory text and extended caption for each photograph provides the reader with selected insights to the context of each photograph, giving a glimpse of the matrix of cultural, social, political, economic and religious interaction from which each subject photographed emerged and in which it had its "being".
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Publisher:
Oxford University Press Southern Africa
Published:
1999
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
18136131356
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Fair. 260 p. Contains: Unspecified. Includes: photographs, unspecified. Picture Shown is For Illustration Purposes Only, Please See Below For Further DetailsCONDITION-VERY GOOD-HARDBACK-light wear and scuff marks to jacket, pages in nice condition, from the library of Dr Michael Hart, tutor in Politics at Exeter College, Oxford. shipped from the UK,
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Dust jacket in good condition. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Publisher:
Oxford University Press Southern Africa
Published:
1998
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
15380931488
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Near Fine in Fair jacket. 260 pages (complete). Signed by Goldblatt on the title page (dated: 10/6/06). The dustjacket has wear about the edges from shelving and stacking. It has very light scuffing. The black cloth covered boards are handsome and neat. The front pages have handling creases. Otherwise, the contents are most pleasing and gratifying. They are bright, smart, healthy, very clean and clear, carefully curated, carefully owned, generous-as if almost new throughout! fk.
