The 1990s by Ammonite Press

The 1990s by Ammonite Press

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Summary

Look back on the close of the last century with this final addition to the ‘20th Century Britain in Pictures’ series. All photographs are from the Press Association and reproduced to the highest standard.

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The 1990s by Ammonite Press

This series of ten books, each devoted to a decade of British life and containing around 300 photographs from PA Photos huge archives, spans the whole of the 20th Century. Hand-picked by PA Photos own archivists, most of these images have lain unseen since they were used as news pictures when they were first taken. Each image has been scanned especially for these books, many from glass plates, ensuring the best possible quality of reproduction. It is easy, looking back, to imagine a past neatly partitioned into clearly defined periods and dominated by landmarks: wars, political upheaval and economic trends. But the archive tells a different story: alongside the major events that constitute formal history are found the smaller things that had equal - if not greater - significance for ordinary people at the time. And while the photographers were working for that moments news rather than posterity, the camera is an undiscriminating eye that records everything in its view: to modern eyes it is often the backgrounds of these pictures, not their intended subjects, which provide the greatest fascination.
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ISBN 13 9781906672157
ISBN 10 1906672156
Title The 1990s
Author A Ammonite
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher GMC Publications
Year published 2008-10-07
Number of pages 300
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.