Mongolia - J. Locus
Mongolia (E)
KORTE INHOUD
Mongolia's heritage of the twentieth century consists of a lost ideology and re-found freedoms. The symbols of the revolution are still in tact, but only the outside world seems to notice them. The country itself does not attach much value or significance to the revolutionary icons of yore, and there are hardly signs of retribution or iconoclasm. The new Mongolia is first and foremost a country that is trying to build a new existence on the remnants of seventy years of socialism.nBelgian photographer Jan Locus has captured the full dynamics of this heritage, reconstruction and renovation of city and steppe. His photos show the fragments of the twentieth century and the opportunities Mongolia sees for itself. the workers and townspeople, the prisoners and street children, but also the nomads and their winning horses: they all redefine the past on the eve of a new Mongolia.nnDe erfenis van de twintigste eeuw bestaat voor Mongolia uit een verloren ideologie en herwonnen vrijheden. De symbolen van de revolutie zi...
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2005Uitgever: Provincie Antwerpen96 paginasTaal: EngelsGrootte: 245x245ISBN-10: 9066250623ISBN-13: 9789066250628Koop dit boek tweedehands
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