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Topic
Civilization, Modern / 20th Century, Photojournalism, General, Photoessays & Documentaries
Regional Cuisine
American
Title
Century
Author
Terence Mcnamee, Bruce Bernard
Age Level
Adults, Young Adults
Era
1900s
Special Attributes
1st Edition
ISBN
9780714838489
Book Title
Century : One Hundred Years of Human Progress, Regression, Suffering and Hope
Publisher
Phaidon Press, Incorporated
Item Length
9.8 in
Publication Year
1999
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
4.1 in
Features
Revised
Genre
Photography, History
Item Weight
211.5 Oz
Item Width
9.8 in
Number of Pages
1120 Pages
Category

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Phaidon Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0714838489
ISBN-13
9780714838489
eBay Product ID (ePID)
638026

Product Key Features

Book Title
Century : One Hundred Years of Human Progress, Regression, Suffering and Hope
Number of Pages
1120 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Civilization, Modern / 20th Century, Photojournalism, General, Photoessays & Documentaries
Publication Year
1999
Illustrator
Yes
Features
Revised
Genre
Photography, History
Author
Terence Mcnamee, Bruce Bernard
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
4.1 in
Item Weight
211.5 Oz
Item Length
9.8 in
Item Width
9.8 in

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Trade
LCCN
00-361274
Reviews
'Open Century at any point and it is instantly, relentlessly gripping.' (San Francisco Chronicle) 'A complex and suggestive book. It's a triumph, maybe a masterpiece.' ( Independent on Sunday ) 'Picture editors sometimes possess a startlingly accurate 'photographic memory' and an intuitive divining-rod which leads them through vast archives to the images they need. Bruce Bernard is one of these. I don't know anyone else with either the chutzpah or the qualifications to attempt a book like this. The compiler is both a great showman and a serious chronicler. He retains one's attention and faith right the way through. Century is extraordinary. A wonderbook.' (The Spectator) 'This is a great book. As photographic history, its sweep and grandeur are incomparable. The culmination of the career of our most revered picture editor, Bruce Bernard has produced the monument to photo-journalism he has long had in mind. Certainly every prime minister and sixth-former should have a copy and refer to it every day.' ( Literary Review ) 'If you want one book that sums up our century in pictures, the one to get is Century .' (Daily Mail) 'A veritable road map of the 20th century's seminal events.' (American Photo) 'Bruce Bernard has unrivalled knowledge and discernment in the field of photography, as well as a firm grasp of the history and culture of the 20th century. Nobody could have done this job better than he and his publishers. This enormous, beautifully produced volume is very good value. The book as a whole gives an impression of an extraordinary century that feels both natural and true.' (The Oldie)
Grade From
Eighth Grade
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
A visual history of the 20th century, the photographs in this volume cover events which range from the hard history of politics to new inventions, the arts, society and fashion. The images have been drawn from international agencies such as Life, Magnum, Picture Post and Stern., Before even opening this award-winning book, you are struck by the sheer physical presence of Century . With 1,120 pages and 1,072 images, this colossal volume offers an informative, intimate and incisive insight into the twentieth century from the very beginning to the very end. Century is an extensive historical trajectory through the twentieth century, told through an eclectic yet exhaustive sequence of monumental photographic images. More than any other before it, the twentieth century was one of unforeseeable advances, discoveries and victories as well as unanticipated atrocities and suffering. It was also the first century to have been documented entirely through the lens of the camera. The chronological journey of Century - in a visually extraordinary sequence of images - takes us from the end of Queen Victoria's reign, through the antics of Buster Keaton and the odyssey into outer space and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Assimilated from diverse sources across the world, the photographs are instantly arresting and tirelessly thought-provoking. Selected for their capacity to expose distinctly human stories with the dynamism that drives historical change, the tome combines iconic images with photographs previously unseen, from international political events to highly personal and anonymous vignettes. Each photograph is substantiated by a brief but thorough historical explanation; every single scene is brought to life by evocative literary and political quotations. Century is as much an historical tour de force as it is an enlightening visual celebration of the past from a vast range of angles.
LC Classification Number
D426.C46 1999

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