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Material World: A Global Family Portrait
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Peter Menzel, Charles C. Mann
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Product Details
- Author: Peter Menzel, Charles C. Mann
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- Binding: Paperback
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- Dewey Decimal Number: 306.85
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- EAN: 9780871564306
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- ISBN: 0871564300
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- Label: Sierra Club Books
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- Manufacturer: Sierra Club Books
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- Number of Items: 1
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- Number of Pages: 256
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- Product Group: Book
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- Publication Date: 1995-10-03
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- Publisher: Sierra Club Books
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- Studio: Sierra Club Books
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- Title: Material World: A Global Family Portrait
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Product Description: In an unprecedented effort, sixteen of the world’s foremost photographers traveled to thirty nations around the globe to live for a week with families that were statistically average for that nation. At the end of each visit, photographer and family collaborated on a remarkable portrait of the family members outside their home, surrounded by all of their possessions—a few jars and jugs for some, an explosion of electronic gadgetry for others. Vividly portraying the look and feel of the human condition everywhere on Earth, this internationally acclaimed bestseller puts a human face on the issues of population, environment, social justice, and consumption as it illuminates the crucial question facing our species today: Can all six billion of us have all the things we want?
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Customer Reviews
Material World...
This is a great book and it came in two days - way earlier than we anticipated! Good shape , great product!
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Fascinating Book
This is a fascinating look at how people all over the world live. My children have enjoyed thumbing through it, & our realtor gives it out as gifts to his clients! A unique project indeed.
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Outdated but valuable
This book was created from pictures taken in the early 90's, so it is s bit dated, especially in the more developed nations. Things like computers and other tech is obviously missing. I know that many destitute Africans now even have cell phones, not shown here. Otherwise, this is a great book and is very educational. After reading it, I got to wondering what my possesions on the street would look like...
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this was an eye opener
I thoroughly have enjoyed this book, looking at the people from around the world and their possessions and realizing how different I live from another. It was amazing to see each family so proud, of either how little they have or how much they have, and to have all that they own on display (from in the dead of winter to floating on a boat!).
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A must see!
This book is absolutely a wake-up call for many people out there who think they don't have enough! Beautifully put together. Outstanding.
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