An Independent Eye by Hulton Getty

An Independent Eye by Hulton Getty

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A collection of 225 black and white photographs from the Hulton-Getty picture archives and the Independent newspaper. The photographs depict scenes from the twentieth century and the accompanying text tells the story behind the pictures and highlights key events in each year.

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An Independent Eye by Hulton Getty

Never has the human race experienced such rapid and diverse change as during the 20th century. War and famine, technological revolution, social and political upheaval have turned the world and its people upside down. This book follows the dramatic story of the century's optimistic early days, through the unimaginable horrors of war, to the "global village" of its closing years. The story is told using images from the archives of the Hutton Getty Picture Collection and "The Independent". Opening with the Exposition Internationale in Paris in 1900, the book travels full circle, arriving at the end of the century in London as another exhibition takes shape at the Millennium Dome. The pictures that chart the decades focus year by year on the essence of the events that changes the world forever. The camera opens a window not only on the deeds of the figures who will find their place in the history books but also on the lives of the unremembered majority. An informed text reveals what lay behind the images and presents them in a worldwide setting, looking beyond the pictures themselves to where they fit into the global story.
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ISBN 13 9780750921077
ISBN 10 0750921072
Title An Independent Eye
Author Hulton Getty
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher The History Press Ltd
Year published 1998-10-22
Number of pages 208
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.