{"product_id":"shahidul-alam-the-tide-will-turn-hardcover","title":"Shahidul Alam: The Tide Will Turn - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShahidul Alam\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eVijay Prashad\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eArundhati Roy\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA layered critique of autocracy in Bangladesh from leading photojournalist Shahidul Alam, with letters from Arundhati Roy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e critics' pick Best Art Books 2020\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"On the night of 5 August, I did not know if I was going to live or die,\" writes Shahidul Alam (born 1955), one of Bangladesh's most respected photojournalists, essayists and social activists, remembering his arrest, torture and eventual 101-day incarceration in Keraniganj Jail in 2018. Just a few hours before, he had given a television interview criticizing the government's brutal handling of the student protests of that year which had called for an end to social injustice--in his words, \"the years of misrule, the corruption, the wanton killing, the wealth amassed by the ruling coterie.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining Alam's photos and texts with those of collaborators, including artwork by Sofia Karim and fellow inmates, \u003ci\u003eThe Tide Will Turn\u003c\/i\u003e documents his experiences, the global support for his release and the ongoing fight for democracy in Bangladesh. The book comprises a record of Alam's time in jail; a chapter each on art and politics; and an exchange of letters between Alam and writer Arundhati Roy.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.4 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729502244927,"sku":"9783958296930","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e5e9a06efdc9ccd92b0d6a6d2e86b0fe.webp?v=1765122419","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/shahidul-alam-the-tide-will-turn-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}