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mehsi's review against another edition
4.0
Een boek die ik voornamelijk heb gekozen vanwege de foto's. Ik hou van foto's van vroeger en vind het geweldig dat mensen die tegenwoordig kleur kunnen geven. Ik heb de teksten naast de foto's niet altijd gelezen, vaak bevattten ze niks nieuws en het was ook nog eens niet altijd erg interessant geschreven. De foto's waren erg interessant, al hoefde ik sommige dingen nou niet echt te zien (zoals mensen die dood zijn, bloed hier en daar).
Zeker een boek dat ik zou aanraden voor de foto's.
Zeker een boek dat ik zou aanraden voor de foto's.
zach1100's review against another edition
5.0
While a good introduction to 1850-1960 world history, the colorized photos are the reason to pick up this book. They truly bring past events and historical figures to life like never before. There is something about seeing these originally black and white photos in color that makes them real. It makes you feel that these events didn’t just happen to past people and places, they could be happening to us, now.
dawnlizreads's review
5.0
A stunning work of art - illustrator Marina Amaral has painstakingly brought colour (and life) to black & white photos of iconic moments in history. The detail is just amazing; so amazing that you sometimes forget that the image didn't always have colour.
Jones' historical blurbs that accompany the photos are just the right mix of information and accessibility. You actually feel you're learning something but, at the same, are not overwhelmed by fact.
This is definitely a book I will keep on my shelves and re-read multiple times.
Jones' historical blurbs that accompany the photos are just the right mix of information and accessibility. You actually feel you're learning something but, at the same, are not overwhelmed by fact.
This is definitely a book I will keep on my shelves and re-read multiple times.
knygu_skaitytoja's review against another edition
5.0
Prieš kurį laiką facebook konkurse laimėjau šią knygą ir tik dabar ją atsiverčiau ir likau pakerėta. Wow! Leidykla "Briedis" pristato istorinę knygą. Ši knyga tarsi puikiai surežisuotas ir įtraukiantis istorinis filmas. Kiekviena knygoje pateikta nuotrauka yra tikrai labai savita, įdomi ir originali. Matosi, kad jos yra atrinktos labai kruopščiai ir apgalvotai. Pasaulis mums visada atrodė toks ryškus, toks spalvotas, kokį matome mes jį šiandien, tačiau praeitis buvo ne tokia spalvota. Knygoje viskas yra sudėta chronologine seka, įvykis po įvykio. „Laiko spalvos“ sukelia daug skirtingų minčių ir jausmų. Tikrai manau rasite ne vienas bent kelis negirdėtus istorinius faktus. Dėl, kaip jau minėjau, nuostabių fotografijų ir nuostabiai sudėlioto knygos teksto ir aprašomų įvykių ši knyga Jums suteikia galimybę į praeitį pažvelgti iš kiek unikalios, o tikrai neretai ir gražios perspektyvos. Manau puiki dovana artimam žmogui, o moksleiviams gal net padėtų labiau pamilti istoriją.
tetiana's review
5.0
This was fascinating.
Color adds so much life to every photo here, making the subjects depicted accessible and present. With phenomenal work from the colorist Marina Amaral every photo looks amazing, like it’s been freshly-taken. Extensive captions also make for an illuminating read if a pretty heavy one at times (You’re still not sufficiently angry about colonialism? This book will rectify it).
An essential read for any history lover.
Color adds so much life to every photo here, making the subjects depicted accessible and present. With phenomenal work from the colorist Marina Amaral every photo looks amazing, like it’s been freshly-taken. Extensive captions also make for an illuminating read if a pretty heavy one at times (You’re still not sufficiently angry about colonialism? This book will rectify it).
An essential read for any history lover.
dlsmall's review against another edition
4.0
Many of the iconic b+w photos of history artfully colorized, with commentary…and many more now to maybe become iconic.
dixiet's review against another edition
4.0
Wow. This was a fascinating book. Honestly I just expected to look at the pictures, but ended up reading the text as well. 110 years of history presented in color. Interesting and also sobering, particularly the next-to-last shot of an underwater plutonium implosion bomb creating a mushroom cloud over the Bikini Atoll. Adding color is a grim reminder that this was not something that only happened in the past, it could happen today.
eternallytouchstarved's review
dark
informative
slow-paced
2.0
really enjoyed the photographs and post-processing work done to them, did not enjoy the imperialist rhetoric, british bias, and generally western centric theme of the writing, with too much focus on wars and official portraits