Research Catalog

Democratic desert : the war in Syria / Robert King.

Title: Democratic desert : the war in Syria / Robert King.
Author: King, Robert, 1969-
Publication: Amsterdam : Mets en Schilt, [2014]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

Item details
Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request for On-site Use Request Scan How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Text	Request in advance	TR	Off-site

Details

Description

272 pages : color illustrations; 25 cm +

Summary

Since February of 2012 Robert King has documented an unprecedented tragedy of the blatant targeting of civilians and hospitals by the al-Assad regime as well as a number of other serious human rights violations and war crimes. As the conflict is entering its third year there has been little if any international support from democratic leaders to end the killing despite the fact that over 100,000 Syrians have been killed, and over 28,000 that have gone missing. 4.5 million Syrians are displaced within their country and over 1.5 million Syrians are now refugees in neighbouring countries. "As a photographer it is not my job to aspire towards aesthetically pleasing images of war that are palatable to the public or the photographic community. Many viewers find it easier to condemn the image maker rather than the perpetrators of war crimes against humanity." This book is the first comprehensive photo journalistic book about the war in Syria. Robert King entered the country when almost all conflict photographers had left, and he stayed. Therefore King is the only photographer able to show us what really happens there. This book shows a gruesome story without any constraint. It contains a DVD with a forceful documentary film made by King during his stay in Syria

Alternative Title

War in Syria

Subject

Genre/Form

History
Pictorial works

Note

Cover title.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

ISBN

9789053308189
9053308180

OCLC

870638810
SCSB-11079564

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library