A study of multicultural diversity takes a photographic study of “average” family life in thirty dissimilar cultures–from Samoa to Kuwait to Sarajevo–and examines the potential impact of the new global economy on the distinct cultural heritage of the human community.Amazon.com Review
In honor of the United Nations-sponsored International Year of the Family in 1994, award-winning photojournalist Peter Menzel brought together 16 of the world’s lead… More >>
Material World: A Global Family Portrait
I AM TERRIBLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS BOOK! I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CLEVERLY PRESENTED. WHY AREN’T THINGS JUST STACKED UP ON ONE ANOTHER IN A TWO-DIMENSIONAL PLANE? FROM THE COVER, IT LOOKS LIKE THE PERSPECTIVE IS ALWAYS FROM THE TOP. WHAT THE HECK? ARE WE JUST LOOKING DOWN ON THESE PEOPLE? AND WHY ARE THE CAUCASIANS ON TOP AND SHOT AT NIGHT, WHEN THE PERUVIANS ARE ON THE BOTTOM AND SHOT DURING THE DAY?
Rating: 1 / 5
This book is an attempt to shame Americans for living in the land of plenty. So what we have more stuff than other folks do! Most of the world is hobbled by war and bad government so people have less wealth than Americans. But I’m not losing any sleep over it. The Sierra Club is a political organization and this book is just that. . . politics. Read the part about American family … “the legacy of slavery” and the “uneven distribution of wealth”. What pure hooey!
Rating: 1 / 5
I liked Spain and enjoyed the many pictures of this amazing boo
Rating: 5 / 5
I really enjoy everything about it. Thank you.
Also recommended: Women in the Material World
Rating: 5 / 5
makes you take inventory of your priorities and what we REALLY need to live and be happy.
Rating: 4 / 5