IN THE COMPANY OF GOD (Hardback)

SILVA, Joao

ISBN 10: 1919855440 / ISBN 13: 9781919855448

Published by STE Publishers, South Africa, 2005

About this Item

STE Publishers, 2005. First Edition. A very good indeed copy in the original pictorial boards as issued. The hardcovers/boards are bright and clean and there is no shelfwear. One scarcely noticeable self coloured scratch on the front of hardcovers and a few self coloured marks on the back which do not distract. The book itself is near fine. Clean white endpapers. The pages are bright and clean and the spine is tight. 138 pages with amazing colour photography. A dynamic tribute to Joao. Joćo Silva (born August 9, 1966) is a war photographer based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is the last working member of the Bang-Bang Club, a group of photographers who covered South Africa from the time of Nelson Mandela's release to the first elections in 1994. Silva has worked in Africa, the Balkans, Central Asia, Russia, and the Middle East. On 23 October 2010, Silva stepped on a landmine while on patrol with US soldiers in Kandahar, Afghanistan and lost his left leg below the knee, and his right leg above it. This book is being sold by an established UK bookseller and not a mass lister., ie., this book is just as described and not possibly ex-library or damaged in any way. Kindly note overseas orders will incur extra postal charges due to this book weighing just over 1kg with packing. An excellent copy of a unique photo narrative which explores the themes of faith, sacrifice, war and martyrdom. Seller Inventory # 003310

Bibliographic Details

Title: IN THE COMPANY OF GOD (Hardback)

Publisher: STE Publishers, South Africa

Publication Date: 2005

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

In the Company of God by Joao Silva is a photographic compilation that portrays Iraqi Shi’a Muslims in a period of occupation and transition. This photographic body of work, recorded over twelve months, richly captures the Shi’as’ intense commitment to their faith and their indomitable spirit of sacrifice.

Between July 2003 and March 2005, Joao Silva made several trips to Iraq as a photographer for The New York Times. During this period, he spent time with the Kurds, Sunni, Shi’a and the American-led Coalition forces. In the Company of God focuses on the Iraqi Shi’a, who constituted Iraq’s ethnic majority but had been repressed in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. Silva provides a photo-narrative exploring the themes of faith, sacrifice, war and martyrdom. The pictures in this book are not displayed in a chronological order but rather in a manner that best illustrates a narrative about faith, sacrifice, war and martyrdom. They were taken while on assignment for The New York Times, from July 30 to November 3, 2003, from January 16 till April 1, 2004, from June16 until August 30, 2004, and again from January 18, 2005 until March 31, 2005.

About the Author:

Joao Silva, who was born in Portugal, is now a photographer contracted to The New York Times. He has worked in several central and southern African countries, as well as Afghanistan, Croatia, Israel, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, and most recently, Lebanon.