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Material world a global family portrait

A photo-journey through the homes and lives of 30 families, revealing culture and economic levels around the world.

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  • "Global family portrait"
  • "Global family portrait"@en
  • "Material world"

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  • "Photo spreads, with brief commentaries, of possessions of families in more than 50 countries. Awards: SLJ Best Book. Annotation. A fascinating project--sponsored by a number of international organizations--resulting in this richly intriguing book (it will get well-deserved promotion and distribution via all sorts of media). Sixteen photographers traveled to 30 nations to live for a week with families that are "statistically average" for that nation. At the end of each visit, photographer and subjects collaborated on a portrait of the family, outside of its home, surrounded by all of its material possessions--a few jars and jugs for some, an abundance of electronic gadgetry for others. The 360 color photos are accompanied by information about the standard of living in each country, notes by the photographers about their experiences, and profiles of family members and their lives. We are witnessing the emergence of a unified world economy, as exemplified by NAFTA and GATT, that will, in theory, make goods available at cheaper prices, create new jobs throughout the world, raise standards of living, and benefit the average family. However, population growth and resource exploitation will also affect these potential benefits as patterns of consumption change. In stunning photographs and text, Material World demonstrates the present context for the emerging global economy, what it means to be "statistically average," by displaying families in more than thirty nations outside their homes - with all their possessions in view. Among the 350 stunning images are those of a family in lush Samoa juxtaposed with a Kuwaiti family and the two Mercedes-Benzes parked outside their desert home a family in Iceland posing with their treasured string instruments while a family in Sarajevo huddles outside their bullet-ridden apartment. The text describes what it means to be "average" in each of thirty very dissimilar cultures and the impact of each way of life on the local environment. Statistical information about each country accompanies the photo-essays so that readers can easily compare one culture with another."
  • "A photo-journey through the homes and lives of 30 families, revealing culture and economic levels around the world."@en
  • "Photographs depicting the human condition."@en
  • "Compares 30 statistically average families from around the world in a multimedia environment. Contains family portraits, country profiles, and statistics."@en
  • ""So lebt der Mensch" ist eine Nahaufnahme des Alltags und der Gedanken von 30 Familien aus 30 Ländern, die für fast sechs Milliarden ErdenbürgerInnen stehen. Ein Buch, das die Sensation nicht in den Extremen findet, sondern die Normalität zu einer aufregenden Nachricht macht. (Quelle: Katalog SBE)."
  • "Provides an intimate look into the everyday lives of thirty typical families from around the world through photographs, interviews, and video gathered by sixteen photojournalists."@en
  • "SCHLAGWÖRTER<S>: Mali<S>. Südafrika<S>. Äthiopien<S>. Mongolei<S>. Japan<S>. China<S>. Indien<S>. Bhutan<S>. Thailand<S>. Vietnam<S>. Usbekistan<S>. Mexiko<S>. Guatemala<S>. Kuba<S>. Haiti<S>. Argentinien<S>. Brasilien<S>. USA<S>. Westsamoa<S>. Island<S>. Deutschland<S>. Russland<S>. Albanien<S>. Italien<S>. Spanien<S>. Grossbritannien<S>. BosnienHerzegowina<S>. Irak<S>. Kuwait<S>. Israel<S>. Fernsehgeräte<S>. Ernährung<S>. Toiletten<S>"
  • "Photographs show the homes and possessions of average families in thirty countries around the world and document each family's lifestyle."@en

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  • "Interactive multimedia"@en
  • "Software"
  • "Plaatwerken (vorm)"
  • "Interculturele vergelijkingen (vorm)"
  • "Bildband"
  • "Pictorial works"
  • "Pictorial works"@en
  • "Cross-cultural studies"
  • "Cross-cultural studies"@en

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  • "Material world"
  • "So lebt der Mensch : Familien aus aller Welt zeigen, was sie haben"
  • "So lebt der Mensch Familien aus aller Welt zeigen, was sie haben"
  • "Material world a global family portrait"
  • "Material world a global family portrait"@en
  • "Material world ; text by Charles C. Mann : a global family portrait"@en
  • "Material World : a global family portrait"
  • "Material world [cd software] : a global family portrait"@en
  • "So lebt der Mensch : Familien aus aller Welt zeigen, was sie haben ; ein Projekt von Peter Menzel. [Hrsg.: Peter-Matthias Gaede]"
  • "So lebt der Mensch : Familien aus aller Welt zeigen, was sie haben : ein Projekt von Peter Menzel"
  • "Material world : a global family portrait"
  • "Material world : a global family portrait"@en
  • "Material World : a globalfamily portrait"

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