The Deserts of Africa

Michael Martin, Anthea Bell, Anthea Bell

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The Harvill Press
15 May 2000

Photographs: collections; Arid zones, deserts; Places & peoples: pictorial works

Africa is a land of overwhelming variety and wealth, both culturally and geographically. Whilst now recognised as the cradle of mankind, its formidable deserts, which have a fundamental role in our understanding of this vast and complex continent, remain largely unknown. In this breathtaking book, geographer and photographer Michael Martin reveals the cultural and spiritual heritage of Africa through his extraordinary images of these great, apparently barren stretches of terrain. Travelling through the Sahara, the volcanic deserts of the Rift Valley, through the Kalahari and the Namib, he explores the varied peoples who eke out an existence in these inhospitable regions. The vibrant photographs in The Deserts of Africa reveal that the Western eye has too often overlooked the beauty, majesty and spirituality of these places and their peoples. Michael Martin's book is, simultaneously, a study of the barrenness and abundance of the African deserts.

By: Michael Martin
Translated by: Anthea Bell, Anthea Bell
Imprint: The Harvill Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 288mm, Width: 288mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 1.730kg
ISBN: 9781860467981
ISBN 10: 1860467989
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 15 May 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Deserts of Africa

Taken all over the vast continent of Africa, these photographs create a depiction of the desert from Namibia to the Sahara, revealing huge tracts of seemingly barren land sculpted by the elements, crossed and used by nomadic peoples who are locked to it in an embrace which is impossible to quantify. Here is the spiritual and cultural cradle of an African consciousness; the desert's many peoples appear to guard the secrets of life that we, in our over-materialistic, spiritually void Western societies, have long forgotten. A stunning pictorial testiment to a harsh yet rewarding environment. (Kirkus UK)