Century: One Hundred Years of Human Progress, Regression, Suffering and Hope
Language: English
Published by Phaidon, London, 1999
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Arranged chronologically, this book is replete with interesting photographs, some in color. 1120 pages. Very thick square 4to (10 x 10 x 3.5 inches), glossy printed black boards, London: Phaidon, 1999. First edition. A fine copy. A massive hardcover, over 12 pounds with nearly 1000 photographs to present a visual document of the 20th century.
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- Title
- Century: One Hundred Years of Human Progress, Regression, Suffering and Hope
- Author
- BERNARD, Bruce
- Publisher
- Phaidon, London
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- fine
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0714838489
- ISBN 13
- 9780714838489
- Seller catalogs
- HISTORY, PHOTOGRAPHY
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.
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About the Author
Bruce Bernard (1929-2000) was Picture Editor of The Sunday Times Magazine and in 1980 he produced Photodiscovery - a highly respected account of the revolution in attitudes to photography. Bernard was Visual Arts Editor of the Saturday Independent Magazine for its first four years. He curated the exhibition 'All Human Life' at London's Barbican Centre in 1996, and was the curator of a private collection of photographs. Century is the culmination of his extensive knowledge and the experience he gained during 30 years of looking at pictures.
Terence McNamee, who acted as historical advisor and wrote the historical background for Century, studied politics and international relations at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, and at the McGill University, Montreal.
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