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Abstract/Sommario: “In the book Alpentraum, Beat Presser presents photographs of his native country. The ninety magnificently reproduced black and white photographs are accompanied by literary quotations drawn from three centuries. The photographs and texts tempt readers to engage in a convincingly conceived, poetically lighthearted but at the same critical review of the Swiss myth of the mountains. The majestic Swiss Alps have not been presented in such a surprising, cheeky and critical way for a long t ...; [Leggi tutto...] “In the book Alpentraum, Beat Presser presents photographs of his native country. The ninety magnificently reproduced black and white photographs are accompanied by literary quotations drawn from three centuries. The photographs and texts tempt readers to engage in a convincingly conceived, poetically lighthearted but at the same critical review of the Swiss myth of the mountains. The majestic Swiss Alps have not been presented in such a surprising, cheeky and critical way for a long time. The Basel photographer Beat Presser shows not the neatly groomed façade but wild, tamed or damaged nature, documenting mankind’s at times insensitive response to this fragile habitat. A feast for the eyes, food for thought and a wonderful read—all in one volume.”
Tages-Anzeiger, Zurich

Abstract/Sommario: Round and round they go – One disaster after another – Knowing the unknown – Enter the neo-cons – Failed? Or just harder than expected – Hearts and minds, far and wide – Still the necessary superpower L’A. indaga sulla reale posizione degli Stati Uniti in Iraq, adesso che il passaggio di potere si sta concretizzando. Quali i problemi irrisolti e irrisolvibili e soprattutto come ha fatto Bush ad arrivare a questo punto.

Abstract/Sommario: Il corteo di Los Angeles é il segnale di un movimento sociale capace di cambiare la politica degli USA. I migranti sono usciti dall'ombra.