Selected essays and articles : the look of things /
Series: Pelican booksPublication details: Harmondsworth : Penguin Books, 1972.Description: 249 p. ; 18 cmSubject(s): Summary: Essays collected in this book illustrate the coherent development of John Berger's idea of freedom as expressed in specific situations and his intolerance of inequality in the world. The subjects he covers range from reflections on the lives of such artists as Corot, Léger and Zadkine to discussions of Czechoslovakia in 1969 and the importance of Che Guevara. Each essay is approached from a consistent, humanistic, Marxist point of view which rejects fragmented analysis in order to synthesise human nature and experience.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | Whitecliffe Library General Shelves | General | N 7445 BER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0001558 |
Essays collected in this book illustrate the coherent development of John Berger's idea of freedom as expressed in specific situations and his intolerance of inequality in the world. The subjects he covers range from reflections on the lives of such artists as Corot, Léger and Zadkine to discussions of Czechoslovakia in 1969 and the importance of Che Guevara. Each essay is approached from a consistent, humanistic, Marxist point of view which rejects fragmented analysis in order to synthesise human nature and experience.