THE SURVIVORS

Product Description

The Survivors presents 100 tribes from all over the world who live today as did their ancestors. Filled with intimate photos and lively text, this spectacular volume gives us a glimpse of cultures who have survived well into the modern age with their traditions and way of life intact. It is a glorious collaboration and time capsule of peoples whose traditions of life may soon disappear from our world.

Features:

* Over 500 stunning photographs.

* Over 100 tribes featured, from the Japanese Ainu to the South African Zulu.

* Detailed fact file for each featured tribe which includes: name, location, population, language, political status, and cultural idiosyncrasies.

* Explore the inner depths of tribal culture through 45 essays on topics such as blood relationships, voodoo, medicine, and more.

* Selected bibliography included for those who wish to further delve into the fascinating world of The Survivors.

Photographs

The book collects the best pictures from the current LAIF archives. The Cologne agency and its partner s worldwide are among the leaders on the subject of photo journalism.

Editor

Historian Hendrik Neubauer in his role as book author and editor devotes himself mainly to cultural history. He has treated ethnological subjects as a freelance journalist and editor, working on titles such as Voodo and Artificial Tribes.