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Photography and Egypt
Maria Golia
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Description for Photography and Egypt
Paperback. Egypt immediately conjures images of the pyramids, the temples and the Sphinx in the desert. While the photography of Egypt and its monuments by foreigners has been well-documented, until now comparatively little has been known about the early days of photography among Egyptians themselves. This book intends to redresses the balance. Series: Exposures. Num Pages: 144 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 77 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 192 x 17. Weight in Grams: 684.
Egypt immediately conjures images of the pyramids, the temples and the Sphinx in the desert. Early photographs of Egypt took these ancient monuments as their primary subjects, and these have remained hugely influential in constructing our view of the country. But while the photography of Egypt and its monuments by foreigners has been well-documented, until now comparatively little has been known about the early days of photography among Egyptians themselves. "Photography and Egypt" redresses the balance: as well as considering images taken by early explorers, for the first time Maria Golia presents a wide range of photography made by Egyptians, ... Read more
Egypt immediately conjures images of the pyramids, the temples and the Sphinx in the desert. Early photographs of Egypt took these ancient monuments as their primary subjects, and these have remained hugely influential in constructing our view of the country. But while the photography of Egypt and its monuments by foreigners has been well-documented, until now comparatively little has been known about the early days of photography among Egyptians themselves. "Photography and Egypt" redresses the balance: as well as considering images taken by early explorers, for the first time Maria Golia presents a wide range of photography made by Egyptians, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Series
Exposures
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861895431
SKU
V9781861895431
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99-15
About Maria Golia
A long-time resident of Cairo, Maria Golia has published fiction and nonfiction including Cairo: City of Sand (Reaktion Books, 2004).
Reviews for Photography and Egypt
Golia is a terrific writer, and she brings to Photography and Egypt the same easygoing prose that made her earlier book, Cairo: City of Sand, such a pleasure to read ... Golia's intense and unyielding affection for the place ... is balanced by wry humor and an occasionally brutal critique of the censorious nature of the current regime, the paranoia ... Read more