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Despite Primo Levi's dire warning about the inadequacy of documentary evidence, Robert Gardner's work shows that capturing the light reflected from actuality has its revelatory moments. Including nearly 500 photographs, The Impulse to Preserve contains the thoughts and images of a lifetime spent probing human experience in the world's most remote corners. In each undertaking, an issue or condition common to humanity is intently observed. In Neolithic West Papua in 1961, it is ritual warfare and revenge; in Nigeria 1965, ritual pain; in Ethiopia in the late sixties, male supremacy; in Niger 1978, envy; and in Benares, India, 1985, mortality and its expression in worship.Product Identifiers
PublisherOther Press LLC
ISBN-139781590512364
eBay Product ID (ePID)88925837
Product Key Features
Number of Pages384 Pages
Publication NameThe Impulse to Preserve: Reflections of a Filmmaker
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAnthropology
Publication Year2008
TypeTextbook
AuthorRobert Gardner
Subject AreaBiographies & True Stories
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height287 mm
Item Weight1512 g
Item Width204 mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorRobert Gardner
