{"product_id":"life-itself-photography-and-south-africa-9781836390428","title":"Life Itself: Photography and South Africa","description":"\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive and beautiful survey of South African photography.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From colonialism to democracy, \u003ci\u003eLife Itself\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive overview of South Africa's photographic history. Featuring images from the heyday of \u003ci\u003eDrum \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and Black emergence to Peter Magubane's Soweto uprising pictures, David Goldblatt's\u003ci\u003e In Boksburg\u003c\/i\u003e to the photographers' collective \u003ci\u003eAfrapix \u003c\/i\u003eand the struggles for freedom, this book concludes with post-apartheid documentary and art photography in the work of Andrew Tshabangu, Lindokuhle Sobekwa, and others. \u003ci\u003eLife Itself\u003c\/i\u003e helps to fill a gap in our understanding of the role of the camera in South African society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon A. Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior lecturer at Falmouth University. His previous books include \u003ci\u003ePrint: Fashion, Interiors, Art\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reaktion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51199535907090,"sku":"9781836390428","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2c40e4f6-3b2d-4ac8-9edf-41e84c9b75e9.jpg?v=1744879925","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/life-itself-photography-and-south-africa-9781836390428","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}