Toy soldiers : war games of non-resolution in Western Sahara /
October 2015 marks the fortieth anniversary of the outbreak of conflict in Western Sahara. It is a conflict that remains unresolved and has resulted in an estimated 160,000 people being made refugees, many of whom are now second or third generation. In Toy Soldiers, Simon Brann Thorpe blurs the boun...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Stockport, England :
Dewi Lewis Publishing,
2015.
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| Summary: | October 2015 marks the fortieth anniversary of the outbreak of conflict in Western Sahara. It is a conflict that remains unresolved and has resulted in an estimated 160,000 people being made refugees, many of whom are now second or third generation. In Toy Soldiers, Simon Brann Thorpe blurs the boundaries between document, landscape and concept-based photography to explore this conflict. He examines the impact and potential consequences of the stalemate. Through real soldiers, posed as toy soldiers, he reveals the current situation in Western Sahara, a nation in waiting trapped in an historic cycle of colonial conflict, displacement and endless non-resolution. |
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| Physical Description: | 109 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1907893679 9781907893674 |