This Is South Africa [Hardcover]

Peter Borchert (Author)

Book Description

Series: This Is | Publication Date: September 2000

This work provides a visual essay on South Africa, its peoples and their cultures. The photographs are complemented by a text that both establishes historical perspective and offers an insight into the realities of a country moving hesitantly into a challenging future. It takes the reader on a panoramic journey of discovery through a land of great diversity and natural beauty. Broad in its scope, it still reveals fascinating detail about this enigmatic land.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: New Holland Books; 2nd edition (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1859742653
• ISBN-13: 978-1859742655
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,977,036 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book!, August 3, 2007

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This review is from: This Is South Africa (Hardcover)

This book is absolutely beautiful inside - featuring lots of postcard-worthy photographs.

The pictures in the book are of actual places we have seen on our visit to South Africa - very representative of what the country actually looks like.

These are the pictures we would have taken ourselves - if the sun was always shining . . . if we had a telephoto lens . . . if we were professional photographers . . . if the perfect moments had presented themselves . . . if the wildlife would have stayed still!

Except for pictures of the people you meet, you could leave the camera at home, and just buy this book!