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World Hotels - Workers: An Archaeology of the Industrial Age
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List Price: $75.00
Our Price: $47.25
Your Save: $ 27.75 ( 37% )
Availability: Usually ships in 6 to 12 days
Manufacturer: Aperture
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 708
EAN: 9780893815509
ISBN: 0893815500
Label: Aperture
Manufacturer: Aperture
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: 2005-06-15
Publisher: Aperture
Release Date: 2005-06-15
Studio: Aperture
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Editorial Reviews:
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"More than those of any other living photographer, SebastiNo Salgado's images of the world's poor stand in tribute to the human condition. His transforming photographs bestow dignity on the most isolated and neglected, from famine-stricken refugees in the Sahel to the indigenous peoples of South America. Workers is a global epic that transcends mere imagery to become an affirmation of the enduring spirit of working women and men. The book is an archaeological exploration of the activities that have defined labor from the Stone Age through the Industrial Age, to the present. Divided into six categories--""Agriculture,"" ""Food,"" ""Mining,"" ""Industry,"" ""Oil,"" and ""Construction""--the book unearths layers of visual information to reveal the ceaseless human activity at the core of modern civilization. Extended captions provide a historical and factual framework for the images. An elegy for the passing of traditional methods of labor and production, Workers delivers a message of endurance and hope."
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Workers of the world, unite!
Comment: Beautiful images, good printing, generous size. What more could you ask for?
I won't bother talking about how good Salgado is. Chances are, my words won't do him justice.
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Summary: Ordered twice, dust jacket damaged.
Comment: This review has nothing to do with the contents of this wonderful book - I'm sure you can gather from the other extremely positive reviews the quality of Salgado's work.
When I received the book (fulfilled by Amazon itself), the dust cover was all scratched and there was small dents on it. If I saw a book like that in the bookstore I wouldn't buy it unless I was getting a discount. Especially for a fine art book like this one.
So I returned it and asked for a replacement, which Amazon did without even waiting for the original to be returned (they have my credit card details, so can always charge me again). But the next one that came, which was packaged by itself, arrived in the same condition.
I contacted Amazon again to ask for another replacement, but they informed me that there was obviously a problem with the quality of their stock, but there was no way for them to go down to the warehouse and guarantee the quality of another replacement. So they said the only option I had was to accept a refund.
In summary, Amazon, as always, good customer service, but not able to provide this book in the condition that it deserves. I'm sure it was only an issue with the supply they had, or something in their process that was damaging the book, but at the end of the day, I would expect better.
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Summary: workers: a great work!
Comment: The author: a great reporter.
The book: a detailed "story" of manual workers, from Sicily to Cuba and India...
Very good images, very well printed. Very very good black and white warm tone.
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Summary: Truly amazing
Comment: Salgado, like Bresson, Smith and Evans goes into the detail the world of WORK, it is an amazing array of images.
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Summary: glorious!
Comment: Wonderful book! Highly suggest buying if interested in socially concerned photography. Only negative comment is that the book designer chose to place some images on a two page spread which means the subject of the photo's are in the crease.
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