AFGHANISTAN: BETWEEN HOPE AND FEAR

Book ID/图书代码： 13590017B99975

English Summary/英文概要： The Afghan people are standing at a crucial crossroads in history. Can their fragile democratic institutions survive the drawdown of US military support? Will Afghan women and girls be stripped of their modest gains in freedom and opportunity as the West loses interest in their plight? While the media have largely moved on from these stories, Paula Bronstein remains passionately committed to bearing witness to the lives of the Afghan people. In this powerful photo essay, she goes beyond war coverage to reveal the full complexity of daily life in what may be the world’s most reported on yet least known country.

Afghanistan: Between Hope and Fear presents a photographic portrait of this war-torn country’s people across more than a decade. With empathy born of the challenges of being an American female photojournalist working in a conservative Islamic country, Bronstein gives voice to those Afghans, particularly women and children, rendered silent during the violent Taliban regime. She documents everything from the grave trials facing the country—human rights abuses against women, poverty and the aftermath of war, and heroin addiction, among them—to the stirrings of new hope, including elections, girls’ education, and work and recreation. Fellow award-winning journalist Christina Lamb describes the gains that Afghan women have made since the overthrow of the Taliban, as well as the daunting obstacles they still face. An eloquent portrait of everyday life, Afghanistan: Between Hope and Fear is the most complete visual narrative history of the country currently in print.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 阿富汗人民正站在历史上的一个关键的十字路口。他们脆弱的民主制度能否经受住美国减少军事支持的考验? 随着西方国家对阿富汗妇女和女孩所处的困境失去兴趣，她们之前所获得的的仅有的自由和机会是否会再度被剥夺? 虽然媒体基本上已经不再关注这些故事，但宝拉布朗斯坦仍然满怀激情地致力于见证阿富汗人民的生活。在这部强有力的图片报道中，作者的专题摄影故事超越了所有的战争报道，揭开了了这个可能是世界上报道最多但却鲜为人知的国家日常生活的全部复杂性。《阿富汗：在希望和恐惧之间》向世人展示了这个饱受战争蹂躏的国家十多年来的人民的照片。作为一名美国女摄影记者，在一个保守的伊斯兰国家工作的挑战让我感同身受，布朗斯坦让那些在塔利班暴力统治时期保持沉默的阿富汗人，尤其是妇女和儿童，有了发言权。她记录下了这个国家所面临的一切严峻的考验——侵犯妇女人权、贫困、战争的后果、海洛因成瘾——以及新希望的萌芽，包括选举、女孩的教育、工作和娱乐。获奖记者克里斯蒂娜兰姆描述了自被推翻塔利班以来阿富汗妇女所取得的成就以及她们仍然面临的艰巨障碍。《阿富汗:希望与恐惧之间》是目前出版的关于这个国家的最完整的视觉叙事历史，生动地描绘了在阿妇女们的日常生活。(Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况：“这是一组从美丽到恐怖的照片，是美国最长战争期间地面上发生的一切的视觉概要....这本书是任何对阿富汗、国际上妇女的困境或摄影感兴趣的人的必看之书。”《纽约时报镜头博客》金巴克 (Kim Barker New York Times Lens Blog 2016-08-15)

"A collection of photographs that whiplash from beautiful to horrific, a visual compendium of what has happened on the ground during America’s longest war . . . the book is a must-see for anyone with any interest in Afghanistan, the plight of women internationally or photography." (Kim Barker New York Times Lens Blog 2016-08-15)

"Bronstein’s collection of photos is impressive . . . It is a feast of imagery that could not have been served at a better moment in history, the protracted conflict having dulled Afghanistan to American sensibilities . . . [She] remains committed to portraying those who might otherwise be forgotten in a seemingly endless conflict. In doing so, her images evoke emotions that are like Afghanistan itself, caught in that space between hope and fear." (CNN 2016-05-31)

"Paula Bronstein’s photographs convey the impression that she is fond of, and touched by, the people she decided to photograph. . . . This book is not only remarkable but truly impressive and extraordinary. Paula Bronstein makes one understand because she makes one feel. She created a deeply moving testimony of life." (F-Stop 2016-08-21)

"The most powerful portrait of Afghanistan I’ve come across—these are images that you will never forget." (South China Morning Post 2016-10-05)

"Bronstein has put together one of the richest portraits there is of modern Afghanistan—complicated, conflicted, and contradictory, but always compelling. Just try to put down this book without looking at every image, without feeling each person in your gut, in your heart. It’s impossible." (Kim Barker, from the foreword)

"I am impressed with Bronstein’s sheer determination, grit, sensitivity to her subjects on an intimate level, and ability to give insight into lives we would never know exist. The fact that an American female photojournalist has been embraced in Afghan culture is remarkable. Her images portray the gamut of emotion—an unvarnished reality of urgency, despair, compassion, understanding, and hope." (Renée C. Byer, Pulitzer Prize–winning photojournalist and coauthor of Living on a Dollar a Day: The Lives and Faces of the World’s Poor)

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