| Weekend in Havana: An American Photographer in the Forbidden City Contributor(s): McCabe, Robert A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0789209276 ISBN-13: 9780789209276 Publisher: Abbeville Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General - Travel | Caribbean & West Indies - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) |
| Dewey: 779.997 |
| LCCN: 2006037022 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 9.5" W x 10.3" (1.75 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Weekend in Havana celebrates Havana's citizens in a compilation of moving and thought-provoking photographs, 97 in total and all in full color. From images of buildings which combine classical influences with splashes of vibrant color to intimate portraits of the people, the book's presentation of Havana is fresh and realistic. The reader will meet a range of closely observed personalities, such as a policeman patrolling in a shabby police car, an expression of boredom and frustration flitting across his face; women young and old labeling bottles of rum in a factory; and children in both the red school uniforms of the Communist regime and in everyday American clothing. Introductions by Robert A. McCabe and Andrew Szegedy-Maszak, who has published widely on the history of photography, cover such topics as the difficulties facing photographers in Cuba, the differences between popular conceptions of Cuba and its reality, and the poverty, politics, and flux between old and new which mark Havana today. Weekend in Havana is a trilingual edition featuring English, Spanish, and Greek, making the book uniquely accessible. |