Material World by Peter Menzel

Material World by Peter Menzel

Called Fascinating An incredible book by Oprah Winfrey, this beloved photography collection vividly portrays the look and feel of the human condition everywhere on Earth.

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.

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?

Called Fascinating An incredible book by Oprah Winfrey, this beloved photography collection vividly portrays the look and feel of the human condition everywhere on Earth.

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.

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?

Peter Menzel is an award-winning photographer who specializes in covering worldwide feature articles on science and the environment. His images have appeared in Life, National Geographic, Smithsonian, The New York Times Magazine, Time, Stern, GEO, and Le Figaro, among other publications. He co-wrote the books Material World: A Global Family Portrait and Women in the Material World with Faith D'Aluisio, and is the co-author of Man Eating Bugs: The Art and Science of Eating Insects. Faith D'Aluisio is the editor and primary writer for their Material World publications, which include Material World: A Global Family Portrait, Women in the Material World, the James Beard Award-winning Man Eating Bugs, and What the World Eats. She is a former television news producer.

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ISBN 13	9780871564306
ISBN 10	0871564300
Title	Material World
Author	Peter Menzel
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sierra Club Books
Year published	1995-10-03
Number of pages	256
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