Spirits and Ghosts: Journeys Through Mongolia by Julia Calfee (Photographer), Antonin Kratochvil (Introduction) - 2003-07-01

powerHouse Books, 2003-07-01. Hardcover. Good.

New York: Power House Books, 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. 165 pages of Julia Calfee's photographs documenting life and the changes in Mongolia since 1996..

Power House Books. Used - Very Good. Hardcover. Some wear. Very Good.

USA: Powerhouse Publishing.. 2003.. Illustrated with arresting black and white photographic plates throughout, 165pp, dustjacket, quarto. A photographic essay with an "introduction by Antonin Kratochvil. Spirits And Ghosts: Journeys Through Mongolia delves into the transitions and changes in Mongolia since 1996, addressing the issues and problems of this country still steeped in the murkiness of the post-Communist era, and awkwardly adapting to a new democratic system. Calfee documented the role of shamanism and ritual in this mysterious land, participating in the winter migration of a female shaman and her family over the mountains, sleeping on ice-covered fields at -40 degrees C, and taking photographs of her private seances, rarely seen by anyone outside of this exclusive nomadic culture. Calfee also spent years documenting the social ills of this little-understood East-Central Asian republic, spending days and nights in different prisons with adolescents, women, alcoholics, murderers, and many… Read More

New York : Powerhouse Books, 2003. Hardcover. Good. Original pictorial boards, dust jacket, richly illustrated with (double page) b/w photographs, 4to.

New York : Powerhouse Books, 2003. Hardcover. New. Original pictorial boards, dust jacket, richly illustrated with (double page) b/w photographs, 4to.; Still shrinkwrapped.

New York : Powerhouse Books, 2003. Hardcover. New. Original pictorial boards, dust jacket, richly illustrated with (double page) b/w photographs, 4to.; Still shrinkwrapped.

U.S.A.: powerHouse Books, 2003 165 pages. The dust jacket has a little wear on the corners. The first page has a name in pen. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Size H: 11"-12" Tall (279-304mm).

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powerHouse Books, 2003-07-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!