Empty Land, Promised Land, Troubled Land (Special Edition)
Rob Hornstra & Arnold van Bruggen
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Near Fine / This is the special edition which comes in a light blue box and is numbered 02/25. Box has minor shelf wear. The box contains a first edition of the book signed by both authors and 3 20x25cm prints, all numbered 02/25 and signed by Hornstra. Book and prints all in Near Fine – Fine condition. |
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| TYPE | PUBLICATION YEAR |
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Hardcover |
2010 |
| EDITION | LANGUAGE |
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First |
English |
| PUBLISHER | DIMENSIONS |
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Self-published |
25.5 x 20 x 3.5 cm |
Near Fine / This is the special edition which comes in a light blue box and is numbered 02/25. Box has minor shelf wear. The box contains a first edition of the book signed by both authors and 3 20x25cm prints, all numbered 02/25 and signed by Hornstra. Book and prints all in Near Fine – Fine condition.
TYPE
Hardcover
PUBLICATION YEAR
2010
EDITION
First
LANGUAGE
English
PUBLISHER
Self-published
DIMENSIONS
25.5 x 20 x 3.5 cm
ABOUT
Empty land, Promised land, Forbidden land is the result of four trips together with writer Arnold van Bruggen between 2007 and 2013 to the tiny country of Abkhazia. Abkhazia is isolated, ruined, and seemingly without ambition. The country broke away from Georgia after a short, violent civil war in ’92-’93 and was recognized as independent in 2008 by Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua and the atoll of Nauru. The story is particularly tragic for the thousands of refugees who fled in the early nineties and have little prospect of returning. We visited the refugees in Georgia and described the attempts made by the Abkhazian government to repopulate the empty, war-ravaged country with new immigrants.