Workers: An Archaeology of the Industrial Age/ Sebastiao, Salgado

By:

Salgado, Sebastiao

Language: eng. Publication details: Aperture, 1993. New York;Description: 399 pISBN:

9780893815257

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

305.562 SAL-W

Contents:

Sugarcane: Brazil and Cuba -- Tea: Rwanda -- Tobacco: Cuba -- Cocoa: Brazil -- Perfume: Reunion -- Fishing: Galicia, Spain -- Tuna fishing: Sicily, Italy -- Slaughterhouse: South Dakota, United States -- Textiles: Bangladesh and Kazakhstan -- Bicycles: Shanghai and Tianjin, China -- Scooters: Pune, India -- Motorcycles: Madras, India -- Automobiles: Ukraine, Russia, India and China -- Shipyards: Poland and France -- Shipbreaking: Bangladesh -- Titanium and Magnesium: Kazakhstan -- Lead: Kazakhstan -- Steel: France and Ukraine -- Railroads: France -- Iron Ore: Kazakhstan -- Coal: India -- Sulfur: Indonesia -- Gold: Serra Pelada, Brazil -- Oil:Baku, Azerbaijan -- Oil wells: Kuwait -- Eurotunnel: France and England -- The Sandar Sarovar Dam and irrigation canal: India -- Rajasthan Canal: Rajasthan, India.

Summary: This book is a global epic that transcends mere image-making to become an affirmation of the enduring spirit of working women and men. Sebastiao Salgado unearths layers of visual information to reveal the ceaseless human activity at the core of modern civilization. His extended captions provide a historical and factual framework for the images, which are divided into six chapters: Agriculture, Food, Mining,

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Text/Reserve Book	Library, SPAB	305.562 SAL-W (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	011166

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Sugarcane: Brazil and Cuba --
Tea: Rwanda --
Tobacco: Cuba --
Cocoa: Brazil --
Perfume: Reunion --
Fishing: Galicia, Spain --
Tuna fishing: Sicily, Italy --
Slaughterhouse: South Dakota, United States --
Textiles: Bangladesh and Kazakhstan --
Bicycles: Shanghai and Tianjin, China --
Scooters: Pune, India --
Motorcycles: Madras, India --
Automobiles: Ukraine, Russia, India and China --
Shipyards: Poland and France --
Shipbreaking: Bangladesh --
Titanium and Magnesium: Kazakhstan --
Lead: Kazakhstan --
Steel: France and Ukraine --
Railroads: France --
Iron Ore: Kazakhstan --
Coal: India --
Sulfur: Indonesia --
Gold: Serra Pelada, Brazil --
Oil:Baku, Azerbaijan --
Oil wells: Kuwait --
Eurotunnel: France and England --
The Sandar Sarovar Dam and irrigation canal: India --
Rajasthan Canal: Rajasthan, India.

This book is a global epic that transcends mere image-making to become an affirmation of the enduring spirit of working women and men. Sebastiao Salgado unearths layers of visual information to reveal the ceaseless human activity at the core of modern civilization. His extended captions provide a historical and factual framework for the images, which are divided into six chapters: Agriculture, Food, Mining,

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