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In 1975, when political scientist Benedict Anderson reached Wat Phai Rong Wua, a massive temple complex in rural Thailand conceived by Buddhist monk Luang Phor Khom, he felt he had wandered into a demented Disneyland. One of the world's most bizarre tourist attractions, Wat Phai Rong Wua was designed as a cautionary museum of sorts; its gruesome statues depict violent and(...)
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In 1975, when political scientist Benedict Anderson reached Wat Phai Rong Wua, a massive temple complex in rural Thailand conceived by Buddhist monk Luang Phor Khom, he felt he had wandered into a demented Disneyland. One of the world's most bizarre tourist attractions, Wat Phai Rong Wua was designed as a cautionary museum of sorts; its gruesome statues depict violent and(...)
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The fate of rural hell : ascetism and desire in buddhist Thailand
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In 1975, when political scientist Benedict Anderson reached Wat Phai Rong Wua, a massive temple complex in rural Thailand conceived by Buddhist monk Luang Phor Khom, he felt he had wandered into a demented Disneyland. One of the world's most bizarre tourist attractions, Wat Phai Rong Wua was designed as a cautionary museum of sorts; its gruesome statues depict violent and torturous scenes that showcase what hell may be like. Over the next few decades, Anderson found himself transfixed by this unusual amalgamation of objects, returning several times to see attractions like the largest metal-cast Buddha figure in the world and the Palace of a Hundred Spires. The concrete statuaries and perverse art in Luang Phor Khom's personal museum of hell included, 'side by side, an upright human skeleton in a glass cabinet and a life-size replica of Michelangelo's gigantic nude David, wearing fashionable red underpants from the top of which poked part of a swollen, un-Florentine penis,' alongside dozens of statues of evildoers being ferociously punished in their afterlife. In The Fate of Rural Hell, Anderson unravels the intrigue of this strange setting, trying to discover what compels so many Thai visitors to travel to this popular spectacle and what order, if any, inspired its creation. At the same time, he notes the unexpected effects of the gradual advance of capitalism into the far reaches of rural Asia.
The fate of rural hell : ascetism and desire in buddhist Thailand
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In 1975, when political scientist Benedict Anderson reached Wat Phai Rong Wua, a massive temple complex in rural Thailand conceived by Buddhist monk Luang Phor Khom, he felt he had wandered into a demented Disneyland. One of the world's most bizarre tourist attractions, Wat Phai Rong Wua was designed as a cautionary museum of sorts; its gruesome statues depict violent and torturous scenes that showcase what hell may be like. Over the next few decades, Anderson found himself transfixed by this unusual amalgamation of objects, returning several times to see attractions like the largest metal-cast Buddha figure in the world and the Palace of a Hundred Spires. The concrete statuaries and perverse art in Luang Phor Khom's personal museum of hell included, 'side by side, an upright human skeleton in a glass cabinet and a life-size replica of Michelangelo's gigantic nude David, wearing fashionable red underpants from the top of which poked part of a swollen, un-Florentine penis,' alongside dozens of statues of evildoers being ferociously punished in their afterlife. In The Fate of Rural Hell, Anderson unravels the intrigue of this strange setting, trying to discover what compels so many Thai visitors to travel to this popular spectacle and what order, if any, inspired its creation. At the same time, he notes the unexpected effects of the gradual advance of capitalism into the far reaches of rural Asia.
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April 2012
April 2012
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Art Theory
Art Theory
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approximately 42 drawings and 5 textual documents, This fonds has not yet been arranged.
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approximately 42 drawings and 5 textual documents, This fonds has not yet been arranged.
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- Perrault, Zéphirin, 1834-1906.,
- Church architecture Québec (Province),
- Church architecture Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Church architecture Ontario Toronto.,
- Architecture chrétienne Québec (Province),
- Architecture chrétienne Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Architecture chrétienne Ontario Toronto.,
- Buildings.,
- Church architecture.,
- Montréal (Québec) Buildings, structures, etc.,
- Toronto (Ontario) Buildings, structures, etc.,
- Ontario Toronto.,
- Québec.,
- Québec Montréal.,
- Canadian architects.,
- Church construction Canada Québec (Province) Montréal 1860-1890.,
- Church construction Canada Québec (Province) Deschambault 1860-1890.,
- Church construction Canada Ontario Toronto 1860-1890.,
- Fonds (collections),
- Documents.,
- Drawings.
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Zéphirin Perrault fonds, 1866-1885.
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approximately 42 drawings and 5 textual documents, This fonds has not yet been arranged.
Zéphirin Perrault fonds, 1866-1885.
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approximately 42 drawings and 5 textual documents, This fonds has not yet been arranged.
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archives
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- Perrault, Zéphirin, 1834-1906.,
- Church architecture Québec (Province),
- Church architecture Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Church architecture Ontario Toronto.,
- Architecture chrétienne Québec (Province),
- Architecture chrétienne Québec (Province) Montréal.,
- Architecture chrétienne Ontario Toronto.,
- Buildings.,
- Church architecture.,
- Montréal (Québec) Buildings, structures, etc.,
- Toronto (Ontario) Buildings, structures, etc.,
- Ontario Toronto.,
- Québec.,
- Québec Montréal.,
- Canadian architects.,
- Church construction Canada Québec (Province) Montréal 1860-1890.,
- Church construction Canada Québec (Province) Deschambault 1860-1890.,
- Church construction Canada Ontario Toronto 1860-1890.,
- Fonds (collections),
- Documents.,
- Drawings.
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1 map : color ; 62 x 96 cm, folded to 20 x 15 cm in cover 22 x 16 cm.
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1 map : color ; 62 x 96 cm, folded to 20 x 15 cm in cover 22 x 16 cm.
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- Ecclesiastical geography England London Maps.,
- Boundaries Maps.,
- Parishes England London Maps.,
- Ecclesiastical geography England London.,
- Géographie ecclésiastique Angleterre Londres.,
- 74.19 geography of Europe.,
- Boundaries,
- Ecclesiastical geography,
- Parishes,
- Parochies.,
- London (England) Maps.,
- London. Ecclesiastical geography - maps 1903.,
- England London,
- England, London Maps.,
- Facsimiles (reproductions),
- Maps
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[Richmond] : London Topographical Society, [1999]
[Richmond] : London Topographical Society, [1999]
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London parish map : a map of the ecclesiastical divisions within the county of London, 1903.
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1 map : color ; 62 x 96 cm, folded to 20 x 15 cm in cover 22 x 16 cm.
London parish map : a map of the ecclesiastical divisions within the county of London, 1903.
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1 map : color ; 62 x 96 cm, folded to 20 x 15 cm in cover 22 x 16 cm.
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maps
maps
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[Richmond] : London Topographical Society, [1999]
[Richmond] : London Topographical Society, [1999]
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- Ecclesiastical geography England London Maps.,
- Boundaries Maps.,
- Parishes England London Maps.,
- Ecclesiastical geography England London.,
- Géographie ecclésiastique Angleterre Londres.,
- 74.19 geography of Europe.,
- Boundaries,
- Ecclesiastical geography,
- Parishes,
- Parochies.,
- London (England) Maps.,
- London. Ecclesiastical geography - maps 1903.,
- England London,
- England, London Maps.,
- Facsimiles (reproductions),
- Maps
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236 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description:
236 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject:
- Evans, Walker, 1903-1975 Catalogs.,
- Evans, Walker, 1903-1975,
- Documentary photography 20th century Catalogs.,
- Photography, Artistic 20th century Catalogs.,
- Photographers United States 20th century.,
- Photographers United States 20th century Criticism and interpretation.,
- Photographie documentaire Catalogues.,
- Photographie artistique Catalogues.,
- Photographie documentaire 20e siècle Catalogues.,
- Photographie artistique 20e siècle Catalogues.,
- Photographes États-Unis 20e siècle Critique et interprétation.,
- Photographes États-Unis 20e siècle.,
- Documentary photography,
- Photography, Artistic,
- Rural conditions,
- United States Rural conditions 20th century Pictorial works Catalogs.,
- United States,
- Catalog,
- catalogs (documents),
- illustrated books.,
- Illustrated works,
- Catalogs,
- Catalogues.,
- Ouvrages illustrés.
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Göttingen ; London : Steidl, 2006., ©2006.
Göttingen ; London : Steidl, 2006., ©2006.
Title:
Walker Evans : lyric documentary / by John T. Hill ; with an essay by Alan Trachtenberg.
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236 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Walker Evans : lyric documentary / by John T. Hill ; with an essay by Alan Trachtenberg.
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236 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Göttingen ; London : Steidl, 2006., ©2006.
Göttingen ; London : Steidl, 2006., ©2006.
Subject:
- Evans, Walker, 1903-1975 Catalogs.,
- Evans, Walker, 1903-1975,
- Documentary photography 20th century Catalogs.,
- Photography, Artistic 20th century Catalogs.,
- Photographers United States 20th century.,
- Photographers United States 20th century Criticism and interpretation.,
- Photographie documentaire Catalogues.,
- Photographie artistique Catalogues.,
- Photographie documentaire 20e siècle Catalogues.,
- Photographie artistique 20e siècle Catalogues.,
- Photographes États-Unis 20e siècle Critique et interprétation.,
- Photographes États-Unis 20e siècle.,
- Documentary photography,
- Photography, Artistic,
- Rural conditions,
- United States Rural conditions 20th century Pictorial works Catalogs.,
- United States,
- Catalog,
- catalogs (documents),
- illustrated books.,
- Illustrated works,
- Catalogs,
- Catalogues.,
- Ouvrages illustrés.
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124 pages illustrations, portraits 22 cm
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124 pages illustrations, portraits 22 cm
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Ashcombe; the story of a fifteen-year lease, by Cecil Beaton.
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124 pages illustrations, portraits 22 cm
Ashcombe; the story of a fifteen-year lease, by Cecil Beaton.
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124 pages illustrations, portraits 22 cm
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books
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London, New York, Batsford [1949]
London, New York, Batsford [1949]
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books
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Title:
Daring to look : Dorothea Lange's photographs and reports from the field / Anne Whiston Spirn.
Daring to look : Dorothea Lange's photographs and reports from the field / Anne Whiston Spirn.
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xvi, 359 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
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xvi, 359 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Subject:
- Lange, Dorothea.,
- Lange, Dorothea, 1895-1965 Critique et interprétation.,
- Lange, Dorothea 1895-1965,
- Lange, Dorothea Photographin.,
- Agricultural laborers United States Pictorial works.,
- Depressions 1929 United States Pictorial works.,
- Travailleurs agricoles États-Unis Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Crises économiques 1929 États-Unis Ouvrages illustrés.,
- rural sociology.,
- rural housing.,
- small farms.,
- peasantry.,
- photography.,
- Agricultural laborers,
- Depressions,
- Economic history,
- Landarbeiter,
- Schwarzweißfotografie,
- Fotografer Förenta staterna 1900-talet.,
- Kvinnliga fotografer Förenta staterna 1900-talet.,
- Lantarbetare Förenta staterna 1930-talet bildverk.,
- United States Economic conditions 1918-1945 Pictorial works.,
- États-Unis Conditions économiques 1918-1945 Ouvrages illustrés.,
- United States,
- USA,
- illustrated books.,
- Illustrated works,
- Ouvrages illustrés.
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008., ©2008
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008., ©2008
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Daring to look : Dorothea Lange's photographs and reports from the field / Anne Whiston Spirn.
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xvi, 359 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Daring to look : Dorothea Lange's photographs and reports from the field / Anne Whiston Spirn.
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xvi, 359 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008., ©2008
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008., ©2008
Subject:
- Lange, Dorothea.,
- Lange, Dorothea, 1895-1965 Critique et interprétation.,
- Lange, Dorothea 1895-1965,
- Lange, Dorothea Photographin.,
- Agricultural laborers United States Pictorial works.,
- Depressions 1929 United States Pictorial works.,
- Travailleurs agricoles États-Unis Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Crises économiques 1929 États-Unis Ouvrages illustrés.,
- rural sociology.,
- rural housing.,
- small farms.,
- peasantry.,
- photography.,
- Agricultural laborers,
- Depressions,
- Economic history,
- Landarbeiter,
- Schwarzweißfotografie,
- Fotografer Förenta staterna 1900-talet.,
- Kvinnliga fotografer Förenta staterna 1900-talet.,
- Lantarbetare Förenta staterna 1930-talet bildverk.,
- United States Economic conditions 1918-1945 Pictorial works.,
- États-Unis Conditions économiques 1918-1945 Ouvrages illustrés.,
- United States,
- USA,
- illustrated books.,
- Illustrated works,
- Ouvrages illustrés.
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359 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
Description:
359 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
Subject:
- Land reform Africa, Sub-Saharan.,
- Agriculture and state Africa, Sub-Saharan.,
- Land tenure Africa, Sub-Saharan.,
- Land use Africa, Sub-Saharan.,
- Land use, Rural Africa, Sub-Saharan.,
- Propriété foncière Afrique subsaharienne.,
- Utilisation du sol Afrique subsaharienne.,
- Utilisation agricole du sol Afrique subsaharienne.,
- Réforme agraire Afrique subsaharienne.,
- Politique agricole Afrique subsaharienne.,
- Land use, Rural,
- Land use,
- Land tenure,
- Agriculture and state,
- Land reform,
- Land classification and use Africa.,
- Réforme agraire Afrique noire.,
- Politique agricole Afrique noire.,
- Sub-Saharan Africa,
- grondeigendom,
- land ownership,
- bezit,
- property,
- land,
- afrika,
- africa,
- Economics (General),
- Economie (algemeen)
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Publication:
Paris : Editions Karthala, ©1991.
Paris : Editions Karthala, ©1991.
Title:
L'Appropriation de la terre en Afrique noire : manuel d'analyse, de décision et de gestion foncières / sous la direction de Emile Le Bris, Etienne Le Roy, Paul Mathieu.
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359 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
L'Appropriation de la terre en Afrique noire : manuel d'analyse, de décision et de gestion foncières / sous la direction de Emile Le Bris, Etienne Le Roy, Paul Mathieu.
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359 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
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books
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Paris : Editions Karthala, ©1991.
Paris : Editions Karthala, ©1991.
Subject:
- Land reform Africa, Sub-Saharan.,
- Agriculture and state Africa, Sub-Saharan.,
- Land tenure Africa, Sub-Saharan.,
- Land use Africa, Sub-Saharan.,
- Land use, Rural Africa, Sub-Saharan.,
- Propriété foncière Afrique subsaharienne.,
- Utilisation du sol Afrique subsaharienne.,
- Utilisation agricole du sol Afrique subsaharienne.,
- Réforme agraire Afrique subsaharienne.,
- Politique agricole Afrique subsaharienne.,
- Land use, Rural,
- Land use,
- Land tenure,
- Agriculture and state,
- Land reform,
- Land classification and use Africa.,
- Réforme agraire Afrique noire.,
- Politique agricole Afrique noire.,
- Sub-Saharan Africa,
- grondeigendom,
- land ownership,
- bezit,
- property,
- land,
- afrika,
- africa,
- Economics (General),
- Economie (algemeen)
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207 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm
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207 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm
Subject:
- Architecture Decision making.,
- Architectural design Decision making.,
- City planning Citizen participation.,
- Inner city planning Great Britain Citizen participation.,
- Architecture Prise de décision Participation des citoyens.,
- Design architectural Prise de décision.,
- Urbanisme participatif.,
- architectuur,
- architecture,
- great britain,
- plattelandskern,
- rural settlement,
- steden,
- towns,
- stedelijke planning,
- urban planning,
- dorpen,
- villages,
- Architecture (General),
- Architectuur (algemeen)
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London : Penguin, 1987.
London : Penguin, 1987.
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Community architecture : how people are creating their own environment / Nick Wates and Charles Knevitt / foreword by Lord Scarman.
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207 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm
Community architecture : how people are creating their own environment / Nick Wates and Charles Knevitt / foreword by Lord Scarman.
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207 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm
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Publication:
London : Penguin, 1987.
London : Penguin, 1987.
Subject:
- Architecture Decision making.,
- Architectural design Decision making.,
- City planning Citizen participation.,
- Inner city planning Great Britain Citizen participation.,
- Architecture Prise de décision Participation des citoyens.,
- Design architectural Prise de décision.,
- Urbanisme participatif.,
- architectuur,
- architecture,
- great britain,
- plattelandskern,
- rural settlement,
- steden,
- towns,
- stedelijke planning,
- urban planning,
- dorpen,
- villages,
- Architecture (General),
- Architectuur (algemeen)
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The English farmhouse.
The English farmhouse.
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242 pages illustrations 23 cm.
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242 pages illustrations 23 cm.
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London, Batsford [1953]
London, Batsford [1953]
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books
books
Title:
Outland / Roger Ballen.
Outland / Roger Ballen.
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm
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- Ballen, Roger, 1950-,
- Ballen, Roger 1950-,
- Ballen, Roger.,
- Portrait photography South Africa.,
- Portraits (Photographie) Afrique du Sud.,
- Portrait photography,
- Fotografie,
- South Africa Pictorial works.,
- South Africa,
- Bildband.,
- illustrated books.,
- Illustrated works,
- Ouvrages illustrés.
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London ; New York : Phaidon, 2001.
London ; New York : Phaidon, 2001.
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Outland / Roger Ballen.
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm
Outland / Roger Ballen.
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm
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London ; New York : Phaidon, 2001.
London ; New York : Phaidon, 2001.
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- Ballen, Roger, 1950-,
- Ballen, Roger 1950-,
- Ballen, Roger.,
- Portrait photography South Africa.,
- Portraits (Photographie) Afrique du Sud.,
- Portrait photography,
- Fotografie,
- South Africa Pictorial works.,
- South Africa,
- Bildband.,
- illustrated books.,
- Illustrated works,
- Ouvrages illustrés.
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