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Kapoor

 
9788174366993: Witness to Life and Freedom /anglais
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ISBN 10 : 8174366997 ISBN 13 : 9788174366993
Editeur : Roli Books Pvt Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

  • Margaret Bourke-White's photo essay on the Partition between India and Pakistan in 1947-48, and the mayhem of communal violence that followed
  • Bourke-White was the first female war-correspondent and a famous American photojournalist for Life magazine
  • These valuable photographs capture a crucial moment in the history of India and Pakistan
  • An important, rare visual resource for history scholars of the period


Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971) was a pioneering American photojournalist. As staff photographer for the popular Life Magazine, she captured some of the defining moments of the twentieth century, which often took her to troubled spots around the world. She was the first female war correspondent, and covered combat during the Second World War. The first American to be allowed into the Soviet Union, she travelled through the country documenting its rapid industrialisation, and even managed to photograph Joseph Stalin at the Kremlin. Some of Margaret's most celebrated photographs were taken in India and Pakistan in 1947-48, as the two countries marched towards freedom from British colonial rule. She photographed the times and the leaders, including Mahatma Gandhi (who called her his 'torturer') and Muhammed Ali Jinnah. She was eyewitness to the migration of millions and the mayhem of communal violence that accompanied the subcontinent's partition into two independent nations. This body of work forms the focus of this book.

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À propos de l'auteur

Pramod Kapoor is a collector of historical records and photographs and a publisher by profession. He has previously compiled pioneering books like 'The Unforgettable Maharajas'; 'India: Then and Now' and 'New Delhi: Making of a Capital', and is working on his forthcoming title,'Indian Century'.

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Éditeur
Roli Books Pvt Ltd
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
8174366997
ISBN 13 
9788174366993
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
144
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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