{"product_id":"arnold-eve-in-china-by-eve-arnold","title":"Arnold, Eve.  In China by Eve Arnold.","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlfred A. Knopf, 1980. Hardcover, first edition, fine without dust jacket. No marks or damage. 203 pages. An all-color photographic journal of contemporary life in China captures the vast variety of its landscape and peoples, from Tibetan road-diggers and Mongolian cowboys to the first lady of China.  Summary:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn China\u003c\/em\u003e by Eve Arnold is a landmark photographic book that offers a richly observant portrait of the People’s Republic of China at a pivotal moment in its modern history. The book is structured primarily as a large-format visual essay, comprising roughly 170 color photographs taken by Arnold during two extensive trips she made across the country in 1979, covering around 40,000 miles and traveling with only one interpreter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArnold — a renowned Magnum photographer — sought to go beyond the stereotypical images of China that Western audiences were accustomed to (such as rows of blue-clad workers and bicycles) and to capture the humanity, diversity, and everyday reality of its people’s lives. Her subjects range from common folk — farmers, laborers, artisans, and students — to scenes of work, landscape, rituals, and domestic life. Many portraits look subjects directly in the eye, emphasizing individuality within a society often portrayed monolithically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is arranged thematically into sections like “Landscape,” “People,” “Work,” and “Living,” blending broad panoramas with intimate human moments. The result is a nuanced visual document of China as it stood on the brink of economic reform and opening to the world — neither unabashedly celebratory nor overtly critical, but consistently observant and empathetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCritics have praised \u003cem\u003eIn China\u003c\/em\u003e both as one of the most compelling photographic records of its time and as a work of art that reveals a China few outsiders had seen. The photography communicates not just places and events, but a sense of the spirit and character of Chinese society at the end of the Mao era.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gary Saretzky Photo Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46730272309442,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0593\/3115\/0018\/files\/IMG_1019.jpg?v=1771011359","url":"https:\/\/store.saretzky.com\/products\/arnold-eve-in-china-by-eve-arnold","provider":"Gary Saretzky Photo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}