Susan Meiselas: Nicaragua: June 1978-July 1979 Hardcover – September 1, 2008

Another photojournalist in Central America at the same time as Susan Meiselas and I told me that he and Susan would be on the same street corner at the same time shooting the same scenes, and Susan's pictures would always come out better than his. She has an innate knack for indelibly capturing the moment:the compressed rage of a guerrilla hurling a Molotov cocktail over a barricade; the anguish and terror of a teenaged widow trundling her husband's body in a wheelbarrow while threatened by an off-camera helicopter; the grim faces of the guerrillas, triumphant but by no means finished, as they continue their war into the future. A powerful, very graphic photo essay, best read from the beginning as it starts with the mind numbing poverty under the Somoza dictatorship, through the beginnings of the uprising by kids in blue jeans and bandannas with .22's, and then as the tide turned in favor of the Sandinistas (now heavily armed by Cuba), to final victory, with the grimy, hopeless faces of Somoza's men now tied up and awaiting beatings and possible execution. A bonus feature is a DVD of Susan's return to Nicaragua, to track down and interview the people she'd photographed over a decade before. The young widow, still wearing the same earrings as in her photo with her husband's body in the wheelbarrow, wept with disappointment that the revolution had failed to achieve dreams of a better life for the working class poor. I do have to comment that the DVD started breaking up about halfway through and became impossible to play. Nonetheless, I strongly reccommend that anyone with an interest in recent third world revolutions buy this gem before it's gone.

My boyfriend is from Nicaragua and his parents participated in the revolution that was taking place around the time these beautiful photos were taken. I got this as a Christmas present for him. It's an amazingly well-crafted book, arrived in shrink-wrapping and without any blemishes. It also had a DVD in the back that I didn't see in the product description, so that was really nice. This is an amazing product. Kudos to Susan Meiselas. Absolutely riveting photos.

Being from Nicaragua, I absolutely appreciated this compilation of memories. I highly recommend this book for both, people who want to learn about the Nicaraguan experience and for ex-patriots who need to remember.

Susan Meiselas' poignant images of Nicaragua in a time of revolution are compiled into this book that has become a classic in the canon of the great photography books. A must-own.

Wonderful book of my history.

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Simply a fantastic example of what photojournalism can do to to convey the narratives that words sometimes fail to articulate.

absolutely fabulous book. the print quality is at the top and the images of Suzan Meiselas are just perfect, they capture completely the mood of Nicaragua those days. highly recommended.

After 36 years, this book from Susan Meiselas is still a classic for all the war-photograph addicted. A must-have. Recommended.

Danke für die schnelle Lieferung. Das Buch war im Vergleich günstig, ich bin außerordentlich zufrieden. Alles super! Gerne wieder über diesen Verkäufer!

1978年から翌年にかけて，ニカラグア革命を撮った写真集です。本当に人々が生き生きと捉えられています。ニカラグアはソモサ一族による独裁体制が敷かれていました。アジアでは，ちょうどマルコス時代のフィリピンと似ていたと思います。冷戦時代，反共であれば人権蹂躙も正当化されたのです。それを倒した喜びがあふれています。「これが革命なんだ！」と思います。しかし，現実には，革命は広範な大衆を集めましたが，その後の政権は冷戦構造に組み込まれ，国民の期待には応えられなかった。この写真には，こうした革命への評価をうかがわせる，その後を取材したＤＶＤが付属しています。すごい本です。人の熱さを感じます。