Cities on the Edge by John Davies

Cities on the Edge by John Davies

Captured through the lenses of some of the leading names in photography, Cities on the Edge provides a fascinating insight into six of the world's most 'edgy' cities. Published to coincide with ambitious international 'Cities on the Edge' cultural programme, Davies and his hand picked team of photographers provide an incredible visual journey through six cities sharing common cultural, historical, social and economic ties (Liverpool, Naples, Marseilles, Istanbul, Gdansk, Bremen). They are all ports, cities with great histories, cities which have battled with their capital cities over many centuries, cities famous for their creativity, humour, distinctiveness, love of football. They are also cities which are sometimes considered by their countrymen to be difficult and unruly. Beautiful, unnerving and often stark but always striking, Cities on the Edge is a visually stunning tale of six beautifully and contradictory cities placing their complicated histories in context with their place in the 'New Europe'.

The exhibition and book focuses on the theme of people and places and features Liverpool in relationship to five other European port Cities

John Davies was born in Sedgefield, England in 1949 and moved from Cardiff to Liverpool in 2001. His work has been widely exhibited and published in Europe and he has worked on numerous museum and cultural exhibition projects, particularly in the UK, France and Italy. He was short-listed for the Deutsche Borse Photography Prize 2008 for his photographic exhibition and book, 'The British Landscape"

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ISBN 13	9781846311864
ISBN 10	1846311861
Title	Cities on the Edge
Author	John Davies
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Liverpool University Press
Year published	2008-11-01
Number of pages	128
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.