{"product_id":"people-of-the-road-the-irish-travellers-9780815604761","title":"People of the Road: The Irish Travellers","description":"\u003cp\u003eLiving along country lanes in tents and barrel-top wagons, Travellers have for centuries been a people apart from Irish society. Photographer Mathias Oppersdorff first encountered them twenty-eight years ago in County Kerry at Puck Fair. His photographs--often stark and disturbing, yet always humane--offer a profound look at people at the crossroads of their existence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough the Travellers themselves now concede that education and settling down are important factors for a good future, the pull of tradition is strong; many Travellers miss the open road and are ill at ease leaving a life that, for centuries, has been uniquely theirs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOppersdorff's photographs take us through some of the most turbulent times for the Travellers. Although in years past they were defined by their nomadism, more recently many have chosen to live in housing projects and trailer parks, partially due to government-sponsored subsidies. As a result, traditional roadside tent-camps are a thing of the past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe photographer states that the themes revolving around the human condition are his forte. When some of his earlier photographs of the Travellers first appeared in a one-man show in New York City, A. D. Coleman wrote in \u003ci\u003eThe New \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eYork Times, \u003c\/i\u003e \" Oppersdorff] is an honest and gutty photographer with much to say.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mathias Oppersdorff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 8.70w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815604761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/1997 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMathias Oppersdorff\u003c\/b\u003e has worked for the last eighteen years as a travel photographer for Gourmet \u003ci\u003emagazine.\u003c\/i\u003e In addition to photographing Irish Travellers, he has done an extensive photographic study on the Arabian Peninsula. His previous book, \u003ci\u003eAdirondack Faces, \u003c\/i\u003e was published by Syracuse University Press and the Adirondack Museum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40618878992499,"sku":"9.78082E+12","price":45.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d7560b76-c6c5-492d-af24-71c32ba1dfd7.jpg?v=1670424725","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/people-of-the-road-the-irish-travellers-9780815604761","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}