Material World: A Global Family Portrait
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (792 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0871564300 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Then a "big picture" shot of the family was taken outside the dwelling, surrounded by all their (many or few) material goods. In honor of the United Nations-sponsored International Year of the Family in 1994, award-winning photojournalist Peter Menzel brought together 16 of the world's leading photographers to create a visual portrait of life in 30 nations. The book provides sidebars offering statistics and a brief history for each country, as well as personal notes from the photographers about their experiences. --Maria Dolan . Photographers spent one week living with a
Vividly portraying the look and feel of the human condition everywhere on Earth, this internationally acclaimed bestseller puts a human face on the issues of population, environment, social justice, and consumption as it illuminates the crucial question facing our species today: Can all six billion of us have all the things we want?. At the end of each visit, photographer and family collaborated on a remarkable portrait of the family members outside their home, surrounded by all of their possessionsa few jars and jugs for some, an explosion of electronic gadgetry for others. In an unprecedented effort, sixteen of the world’s foremost photographers traveled to thirty nations around the globe to live for a week with families that were statistically average for that nation
A wealth of knowledge and understanding Dienne When I first went to Accra, Ghana about seven years ago, I was surprised to find it was a modern city with glassy high-rise buildings, an extensive network of paved roads, restaurants, hotels, etc. I don't know what I was expecting - a country full of mud huts? But that experience was a real eye opener as to how little I know about the world outside the U.S. and Western Europe. And I'm hardly alone. I've now been to Ghana five times (I married. We love looking at this book when we are studying specific We love looking at this book when we are studying specific countries in our homeschool geography class. My six year old son loves to sit with me as I read to him about the families in each place and how they live. It's amazing to me to see all of these different cultures and to be able to imagine what it would be like to live in these places. Sometimes it is quite eye opening to realize just how much we have in America. This book really makes . Aisling D. said At least as important to read now ("At least as important to read now (2015) as when it was first published" according to Aisling D.. Still a great book and deeply thought-provoking. I'm not sure the represented countries and cultures are still as sensible about possessions, so I'd be interested in a follow-up to this book. Nevertheless, I think this is an important book for people to read as they consider decluttering, downsizing, or otherwise reducing the excess things they own in favor of living more simply.. 015) as when it was first published. Still a great book and deeply thought-provoking. I'm not sure the represented countries and cultures are still as sensible about possessions, so I'd be interested in a follow-up to this book. Nevertheless, I think this is an important book for people to read as they consider decluttering, downsizing, or otherwise reducing the excess things they own in favor of living more simply.