Inside Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran is at the center of world attention politically, socially, and culturallybut it remains largely a cipher to the West. Award-winning photographer Mark Edward Harris has traveled throughout Iran to produce the first contemporary photographic book on a place seldom seen or understood. His images of daily life offer a fascinating look at a society of juxtapositionsancient and modern, commercial and spiritual, serene and intense, political and personal. With chapter introductions and extended captions providing context for the images, Inside Iran is a crucial look at a country whose future is likely to influence our own.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0811863301
ISBN13:9780811863308
Release Date:July 2008
Publisher:Chronicle Books
Length:208 Pages
Weight:3.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 9.4" x 12.4"
Age Range:13 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 8 to Postsecondary
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BOOK ..
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL BOOK, FULL OF INFORMATION AND GREAT PICTURES .. RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN SEEING MORE OF IRAN ..
Beautiful Photos
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This coffee table book meets my standards for the genre: quality and size of photos, sturdy paper, a minimum of text and a balance of people culture and scenery. I like that it is geographically arranged. It starts with a map showing the country and its many neighbors. There is an introductory paragraph for each area's chapter. Coffee table books should have big photos (so I think), especially now that we can see small ones on the internet, and this book meets that criteria. There are several double page shots of city and country scapes. On the negative side, the chapter introductions are on black paper, which pulls down the photo on the opposite page and makes the text, no matter which color is used, hard on the eyes. While I am not a good judge of what the balance of content should be in a book on Iran, two things were missing that I did want to see depicted. One is North Tehran, not only a streetscape, but how the women there dress (presumably more stylishly?) in public. The other, the remembrances for the martyrs of the Iran-Iraq War. I understand there are elaborate memorials and would have liked to see one or two.
Eye and Mind Opener
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
The breadth and scope of text and photos are remarkable. The sights are memorable, the insights unforgetable.
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