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050	0	0	_aGN406 _b.M45 1994
100	1		_aMenzel, Peter, _d1948-
245	1	0	_aMaterial world : _ba global family portrait / _cby Peter Menzel ; introduction by Paul Kennedy ; text by Charles C. Mann ; photo editing by Sandra Eisert.
260			_aSan Francisco : _bSierra Club Books, _c1994.
300			_a255 pages : _bill. ; _c31 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (page 250).
505	0		_aBetting the planet -- Methodology -- Africa -- Televisions of the world -- Asia -- Latin America -- North America -- Islands -- Meals of the world -- Europe -- Toilets of the world -- Middle East.
520			_aPhoto spreads, with brief commentaries, of possessions of families in more than 50 countries. Awards: SLJ Best Book. Annotation. A fascinating project--sponsored by a number of international organizations--resulting in this richly intriguing book (it will get well-deserved promotion and distribution via all sorts of media). Sixteen photographers traveled to 30 nations to live for a week with families that are "statistically average" for that nation. At the end of each visit, photographer and subjects collaborated on a portrait of the family, outside of its home, surrounded by all of its material possessions--a few jars and jugs for some, an abundance of electronic gadgetry for others. The 360 color photos are accompanied by information about the standard of living in each country, notes by the photographers about their experiences, and profiles of family members and their lives. We are witnessing the emergence of a unified world economy, as exemplified by NAFTA and GATT, that will, in theory, make goods available at cheaper prices, create new jobs throughout the world, raise standards of living, and benefit the average family. However, population growth and resource exploitation will also affect these potential benefits as patterns of consumption change. In stunning photographs and text, Material World demonstrates the present context for the emerging global economy, what it means to be "statistically average," by displaying families in more than thirty nations outside their homes - with all their possessions in view. Among the 350 stunning images are those of a family in lush Samoa juxtaposed with a Kuwaiti family and the two Mercedes-Benzes parked outside their desert home a family in Iceland posing with their treasured string instruments while a family in Sarajevo huddles outside their bullet-ridden apartment. The text describes what it means to be "average" in each of thirty very dissimilar cultures and the impact of each way of life on the local environment. Statistical information about each country accompanies the photo-essays so that readers can easily compare one culture with another.
650		0	_aMaterial culture _vCross-cultural studies.
650		0	_aFamilies _vCross-cultural studies.
650		0	_aEconomic development _vCross-cultural studies.
650		0	_aMaterial culture _vPictorial works.
650		0	_aFamilies _vPictorial works.
653			_aEconomic development.
653			_aFamily.
653			_aMaterial culture.
655		7	_aCross-cultural studies. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01423769.
655		7	_aPictorial works. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01423874.
700	1		_aMann, Charles C.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _qtext/html _uhttp://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz252954416inh.htm
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/ucal053/94008588.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/ucal043/94008588.html
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