Economical topic

Linen bound HC with tipped in image (no dust jacket, as issued), 16,5 x 24 cm., 144 pp., 62 color ills. & 5 info graphics, text language: English

'A Guide to Infrastructure and Corruption' is the result of a long-term observation by Alejandro CARTAGENA of the right to public space. It shows how changes do not come from those affected themselves, but from investors interested in urban development.

with photographs by Rudolf HOLTAPPEL, Brigitte KRAEMER, Bettina STEINACKER - Gebundene Ausgabe, 22,5 x 31 x 2 cm., 208 S., Farb- und S/W-Abb., deutsch-sprachiger Text - GERMAN TEXT ONLY!

In the photo book 'Ruins of Detroit', photographers Yves MARCHAND & Romain MEFFRE use structures that were once a source of civic pride to show the decline of the auto city of Detroit, which was harder hit economically than any other major American city.

'African Studies' by Edward BURTYNSKY is about the overexploitation of the planet in Africa. The series 'China in Africa' with interiors of newly built gigantic production facilities show the disturbing reality of the far-reaching depletion of resources.

HC, 31 x 26,5 x 2,5, 160 pp., color ills., text language: English

'Platinum' by Jason LARKIN and writer Jack Shenker explores the Marikana massacre and the physicality and context of South Africa's platinum industry. The photo volume breaks with the common rules: it combines large format posters with a concise essay.

The self-published photo volume 'Wet City / Islak Kent' Murat Yusuf SEN's contribution to the urban change in Istanbul. He contrasts the rapid development with the slow process of the collodion wet process from the beginnings of photography.

Our world is at a tipping point. In her book 'Rethinking Our World', leading economist Maja Göpel shows another path forward. She chooses enlightening examples to illustrate how we can leave behind our familiar ways of living to achieve a better future.

Out-of-print 'Twenty-six Gasoline Stations' is an artist book icon. The black & white photographs inside show gas stations between Ed RUSCHA's house in Los Angeles and his parents' house in Oklahoma City. His first volume in a series of photo artist books