Images Of Afghanistan

Author : Arley Loewen
Publisher : OUP Pakistan
ISBN 13 : 9780195477955
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Images of Afghanistan written by Arley Loewen and published by OUP Pakistan. This book was released on 2010-07-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Images of Afghanistan, an edited collection in the non-fiction cultural/ social genre, provides the first-ever overview of the art and literature of Afghanistan. 32 chapters on art, music, film, proverbs, short stories, poetry, cartoons, and folktales in popular style offer key insights into the complexities of Afghan culture and dispel the misperception that Afghanistan is only a haven for terrorists and drug dealers.

Author : Alison Behnke
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN 13 : 9780822546832
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Afghanistan in Pictures written by Alison Behnke and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the geography, history, government, people, and economy of this landlocked country with a long history of warfare and conquest.

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Publisher : Prestel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783791348650
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Afghanistan written by and published by Prestel Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noted documentary photographer Robert Nickelsberg's photographs help bring into focus the day-to-day consequences of war, poverty, oppression, and political turmoil in Afghanistan. Since the attack on the World Trade Center, Afghanistan has evolved from a country few people thought twice about to a place that evokes our deepest emotions. TIME magazine photographer Robert Nickelsberg has been publishing his images of this distant yet all too familiar country since 1998, when he accompanied a group of Mujahideen across the border from Pakistan. This remarkable volume of photographs is accompanied by insightful texts from experts on Afghanistan and the Taliban. The images themselves are captioned with places, dates, and Nickelsberg's own extensive commentary. Timely and important, the book serves as a reminder that Afghanistan and the rest of the world remain inextricably linked, no matter how much we long to distance ourselves from its painful realities.

Author : Paula Bronstein
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 9781477309391
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Afghanistan written by Paula Bronstein and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2016-08-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, International Photography Award, 1st Place, Professional: Book, Documentary, 2016 The Afghan people are standing at a crucial crossroads in history. Can their fragile democratic institutions survive the drawdown of US military support? Will Afghan women and girls be stripped of their modest gains in freedom and opportunity as the West loses interest in their plight? While the media have largely moved on from these stories, Paula Bronstein remains passionately committed to bearing witness to the lives of the Afghan people. In this powerful photo essay, she goes beyond war coverage to reveal the full complexity of daily life in what may be the world's most reported on yet least known country. Afghanistan: Between Hope and Fear presents a photographic portrait of this war-torn country's people across more than a decade. With empathy born of the challenges of being an American female photojournalist working in a conservative Islamic country, Bronstein gives voice to those Afghans, particularly women and children, rendered silent during the violent Taliban regime. She documents everything from the grave trials facing the country—human rights abuses against women, poverty and the aftermath of war, and heroin addiction, among them—to the stirrings of new hope, including elections, girls' education, and work and recreation. Fellow award-winning journalist Christina Lamb describes the gains that Afghan women have made since the overthrow of the Taliban, as well as the daunting obstacles they still face. An eloquent portrait of everyday life, Afghanistan: Between Hope and Fear is the most complete visual narrative history of the country currently in print.

Author : John Burke
Publisher : Dewi Lewis Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781907893117
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Burke + Norfolk written by John Burke and published by Dewi Lewis Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collaborative venture across time between 19th century photographer John Burke and Simon Norfolk on the war in Afghanistan.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615240374
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Afghanistan 1970-1975 written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of black and white photographs taken in Afghanistan during the period 1970-1975. Taken nearly forty-five years ago, this collection of more than 50 images shows the vibrancy and nuance of an ancient culture nearly lost to nearly 40 years of war and political turmoil. They portray the laughing children and the handsome faces of a rugged and courageous people living as they have for centuries. These images were taken prior to the Russian invasion and many years before civil war wracked the country, allowing the murderous rule of the Taliban and invasion of foreign fighters.

Author : Josette McMichael
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781533098016
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Images of Afghanistan written by Josette McMichael and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2010-09-06 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Images of Afghanistan provides the first-ever overview of the art and literature of Afghanistan. 32 chapters on art, music, film, proverbs, short stories, poetry, cartoons, and folktales in popular style offer key insights into the complexities of Afghan culture. The book is divided into seven sections. Introductory chapters focus on the history of Afghanistan and understanding culture through art and literature. A Dari Literature section covers classical and modern poetry, short stories, proverbs and children's rhymes. A Pashto Literature section includes traditional poetry, modern poetry, short stories, folktales, proverbs and tappas. The Themes of Culture section analyzes the dynamics of shame and honor in the Persio-Afghan setting, the traditional need for patronage and its modern relevance, the mystical longing for God as reflected in the ghazals of Hafiz, and romantic love in traditional and modern love stories. The Traditional Art section covers calligraphy, woodworking, and ceramics, the unique layout of the traditional city, and archeological heritage. The Performing Arts and Fine Art section explores the development of music, fine art, and film in Afghanistan. A final section called Potpourri features Afghan authors who help span the chasm between east and west, a selection of modern cultural initiatives, the infamous folk character Mullah Nasruddin, the role of women in art and literature, and cartoons and comedy. "This is a book to give all of us a more profound understanding of the rich culture and ancient heritage of a place many only know as a place of war. Images of Afghanistan will change the way you see this country." -Lyse Doucet, Presenter and Correspondent, BBC World News

Author : Chris Steele-Perkins
Publisher : Mariner Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Afghanistan written by Chris Steele-Perkins and published by Mariner Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These photographs are drawn from four trips Steele-Perkins made to Afghanistan during the course of four years. In the midst of a complex civil war, he captures the continuing cycles of everyday life. Includes and introduction by the French essayist and traveller André Velter and essays and verses by the Afghani poet Sayd Bahodine Majrouh, who was assassinated in Pakistan in 1988.

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Publisher : design.Method of Operation LTD.
ISBN 13 : 0970576897
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War written by and published by design.Method of Operation LTD.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War reveals the true story of what our country has faced since that fateful Tuesday in 2001. Featuring 223 photographs, insightful vignettes and three thought-provoking major essays, War is a powerful collaborative effort from VII, a cutting-edge photo agency cooperatively owned by nine elite photojournalists. The three full-length essays, written by eminent journalists Peter Maass, Remy Ourdan and David Rieff, discuss the three major crises of the twenty-first century from a social, political and militaristic standpoint and further illuminate the powerful photographic images in War. The photographers of VII-Christopher Anderson, Alexandra Boulat, Lauren Greenfield, Ron Haviv, Gary Knight, Antonin Kratochvil, Christopher Morris, James Nachtwey and John Stanmeyer-are used to witnessing, up close and in person, events of international turmoil. That is the duty of a photojournalist-to bear witness and to document history-and few would dispute that these photojournalists are the world's very best. In addition to documenting the experience of 9/11, War takes an incisive look at the images from Afghanistan and the hunt for Osama bin Laden, as well as the airstrikes and US occupation of Iraq. In War, the photographers of VII have created a shockingly intimate portrait of US foreign policy and the most critical moments of American history in the beginning of the twenty-first century. What you see here will stun you. War has received the Picture of the Year Best Photography Book, the AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers Selected Book, the Photo District News Best Book Selection and the Independent Publisher Awards Best Current Events.

Author : Ron Haviv
Publisher : de.MO
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Afghanistan written by Ron Haviv and published by de.MO. This book was released on 2002 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After September 11 famed photogra[her Ron Haviv embarked on a trip to Afghanistan with writer Ilana Ozernoy. There was only one road which orginated in territory not controlled by the ruling Taliban and it is this one that they follow to Kabul. The road becomes more than just a means of transport, it becomes a symbol for Afghanistan itself and the years of brutality she suffered. it is seen as a sinewy strand of life and death that reflects the desperation and deprivation of Aghanistan today.