- Gebundene Ausgabe: 292 Seiten
- Verlag: Phaidon Press (15. November 2000)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0714839612
- ISBN-13: 978-0714839615
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 27 x 20,2 x 3,6 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 239.713 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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In a world where the media has been at least as guilty as any in presenting the bland Technicolor conformity of Americana as ubiquitous idyll, Larry Towell's The Mennonites stands as a gentle reproach. The Mennonites are a Protestant religious sect originating in Europe in the 16th century who take their name from Menno Simons, a Catholic priest impressed by the Anabaptist martyrs of Reformation Holland. They are probably most easily understood through their relation to the Amish. Continually fighting to preserve the freedom to live as required by their religious tenets they have historically been forced to continuously migrate. Now an inward-looking community based mainly in Canada and Mexico, Larry Towell's black-and-white photographic study of the sect shows how a harsh rural poverty and a deep abiding faith collide. Rarely has such harsh documentary photography been so painterly, rarely has a photographer written as fascinatingly as does Towell in his brief, accompanying texts. This is a poignant, human, illuminating collection of photographs that shows how the struggle to keep away from the world both binds and divides. Towell's photography shows us that what seems so particular, so different, is in fact quite universal. A beautiful book. --Mark Thwaite
Kurzbeschreibung
Containing the most important body of work of Magnum photographer Larry Towell, this book provides a portrait of the way of life of the Mennonites, a Protestant religious sect in Mexico and rural Ontario. In addition to the photographs, Towell's text tells anecdotes of his experiences. He paints a picture of the lives of the people: the harshness and poverty of their rural life, the disciplines and contradictions of their religion, their hunger for land, for work, and for the freedom to live the way they choose.
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A book for life
7. Januar 2007
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Reviewing a photo book is extremely subjective. I first read this book 5 years ago when I started college and wasn't impressed by it. I picked it up again last year and see the pictures with new eyes. The pictures and writing create a piece of literature more about humanity, independence and will than Mennonites. It is my Bible.
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a beautiful book
27. August 2005
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This is a beautiful book, with wonderful reprodution of photography.
A joy to have in my book collection!
A joy to have in my book collection!
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