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Laddar... Philip Jones Griffiths: Vietnam At Peaceav Philip Jones Griffiths
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. Very cool to read something on Viet Nam strictly from that country's point of view. Or, well, from a very sympathetic photographer's point of view. We so screwed that country up, in so many ways. The photos are marvelous, all black and white, and range from scenic to devastating. Pics of agent orange victims, victims of unexploded ordinance (bombs that are still being found and are still injuring people daily), mixed with photos of temples and Ha Long Bay, mixed with photos of what appears to be the victory of capitalism and the poverty it doesn't cure. It's a sobering read. Something about an ancient culture, though, that still survives even after the concerted effort of a world superpower to destroy it is encouraging. ( ) inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
Viet Nam at Peace is the monumental chronicle of a country struggling to emerge from the apocalyptic destruction of war--a destruction so seismic that many thought (vainly) that it would end all contemporary imperial aggression. Phillip Jones Griffiths has visited Vietnam 25 times since the end of the war. The first Westerner to travel by road from Hanol to Ho Chi Minh City after the war, and later the Ho Chi Minh trail, he has amassed an unparalleled photographic record of the country's post-war transformation. Featuring 300 black and white images. Viet Nam at Peace chronicles not only the country's shattered terrain, but also the destruction of its citizens' culture, minds, hearts, and hopes. Limbless heroes, Amerasian children, and boat people are shown here alongside horrific attempts by the Vietnamese to curb the hydra of today's increasing consumerist excesses. From the first days of terrible hardships, as joys of victory were quickly tempered by the reality of the extent of the destruction, to today's re-emergence of social problems like prostitution and drug addiction, Griffiths paints a comprehensive and complex portrait of a society forever marked by the brutality of war. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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