One woman's passionate battle for justice.
Letizia Battaglia's story, her vision of Sicily, and her fight for justice against the Mafia as revealed in this biographical monograph is as stunning as it is heroic. This W. Eugene Smith Award-winning photographer demonstrates photography's power to serve as both a weapon and a voice for the silent majority.
After years of fighting for the life of her troubled city of Palermo-as a photographer, deputy councilwoman, ecological activist, defender of women's rights, and defender of human rights-Battaglia continues the battle with the fierce passion, intelligence, and vision for which she is known.
Letizia Battaglia: Passion, Justice, Freedom juxtaposes iconic pictures of the everyday joy, suffering, and vitality of the Palermitani with images showing the effects of the Mafia predators who have controlled much of the city for so long.
Along with an intimate profile of the photographer by Melissa Harris, Alexander Stille chronicles Battaglia's fight against the Mafia, putting her photographs in the context of Palermo in the 1980s and '90s. Renate Siebert addresses the heretofore unexplored role of women and the Mafia in her essay. Magazine editor Simona Mafei contributes an essay about her work with Battaglia.
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Descrizione libro Aperture, 1999. Rilegato. Condizione: nuovo. 1st. Brand New Mint Copies. Weight 1.2 KG. Ships for 9.90 euro in Europe. No extra shipping for your second and third copy to the same address. In publisher's wrap. English. Cloth. Texts by: Alexander Stille, Renate Siebert, Roberto Scarpinato, Leoluca Orlando, Simona Mafai, Milissa Harris, Angela Casiglia Battaglia., Ill. bn: --, Ill. colori: Fully Illustrated in duotone, Peso: 1205 gr. Codice articolo 12563-BB05
Descrizione libro New York: Aperture, 1999. Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. Condition: New, still sealed in publisher's shrink-wrap but with a slightly bumped top-right corner; otherwise, this book is NEW. First edition. Hardcover with dust-jacket. 144 pages. 12.25 x 9.25 x .75 inches. Text in English. ISBN 9780893818050. "Born in Sicily in 1935, Letizia Battaglia began her photography career in the early 1970s and started photographing the Sicilian Mafia in 1974, even receiving death threats. As the photography director of 'L Ora', Palermo's left-wing daily newspaper . . . [Battaglia] produced many of the iconic photographs that have come to represent Sicily and the Mafia throughout the world. She has won numerous awards, including the W. Eugene Smith Grant for Humanistic Photography and the Cornell Capa Infinity Award from the ICP." -Mary O'Donnell Hulme (ICP website). "Letizia Battaglia's story, her vision of Sicily, and her fight for justice against the Mafia as revealed in this biographical monograph is as stunning as it is heroic. . . . After years of fighting for the life of her troubled city of Palermo - as a photographer, deputy council-woman, ecological activist, defender of women's rights, and defender of human rights - Battaglia continues the battle with the fierce passion, intelligence, and vision for which she is known. 'Letizia Battaglia: Passion, Justice, Freedom' juxtaposes iconic pictures of the everyday joy, suffering, and vitality of the Palermitani with images showing the effects of the Mafia predators who have controlled much of the city for so long. . . . " -Publisher's note. USA customers please NOTE: We ship our books only via USPS Media Mail (with insurance & tracking). International (ie, outside of the USA) customers please note: The standard international shipping cost quoted by Abebooks is generally much less than the actual international shipping cost (we ship only with insurance & tracking). When you place your order, Ipy Books will first notify you as to the actual shipping cost, after which you can determine whether you want to proceed to pay for your order. NC12/20~cond. Codice articolo 1211
Descrizione libro Aperture, 1999. Hardcover. Condizione: New. Brand New!. Codice articolo VIB0893818054
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