{"product_id":"shahidul-alam-shahidul-alam-9783958296930","title":"Shahidul Alam: The Tide Will Turn","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shahidul Alam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3958296939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783958296930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Steidl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 7.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Shahidul Alam","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43978372612351,"sku":"9783958296930","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3f58794-27be-45bb-bc50-6dc0ea202456.jpg?v=1683241184","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shahidul-alam-shahidul-alam-9783958296930","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}