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Item Details
Title:
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THIS PLACE, THESE PEOPLE
LIFE AND SHADOW ON THE GREAT PLAINS |
By: |
David Stark, Nancy Warner (Photos) |
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Hardback |
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£35.00 |
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£28.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
0231165226 |
ISBN 13: |
9780231165228 |
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Publisher: |
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
19 November, 2013 |
Pages: |
128 |
Description: |
This book pairs images of abandoned farm places with the plain-spoken recollections of the people who still live in nearby communities. |
Synopsis: |
The numbers of farms and farmers on the Great Plains are dwindling. Disappearing even faster are the farm places-the houses, barns, and outbuildings that made the rural landscape a place of habitation. Nancy Warner's photographs tell the stories of buildings that were once loved yet have now been abandoned. Her evocative images are juxtaposed with the voices of Nebraska farm people, lovingly recorded by sociologist David Stark. These plainspoken recollections tell of a way of life that continues to evolve in the face of wrenching change.Warner's spare, formal photographs invite readers to listen to the cadences and tough-minded humor of everyday speech in the Great Plains. Stark's afterword grounds the project in the historical relationship between people and their land. In the tradition of Wright Morris, this combination of words and images is both art and document, evoking memories, emotions, and questions for anyone with rural American roots. |
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70 black and white photos |
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US |
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Columbia University Press |
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