{"product_id":"raymond-depardon-communes-by-raymond-depardon-9782869251694","title":"Raymond Depardon, Communes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommunes\u003c\/i\u003e is a photographic essay by Raymond Depardon exploring the villages of France's Mediterranean inland region. Its 80 black-and-white photographs were taken by Depardon in the summer of 2020, after France's first lockdown, and cover the departments of Aveyron, Lozère, Gard and Hérault.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese villages are timeless havens of peace, where tranquillity and cool prevail. Witnesses to history, they were threatened by the 'Nant concession', a shale gas extraction project, but the inhabitants protested and the project was abandoned in 2015. The villages, with their cobbled streets, old houses with jagged façades and rustic construction, are once again thriving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe photographs are accompanied by a text by Salomé Berlioux, president of the association Chemins d'Avenirs, an association that accompanies and promotes thousands of young people from isolated areas. Berlioux is also the author of \u003ci\u003eLes Invisibles de la République. Comment sauver la jeunesse de la France périphérique?\u003c\/i\u003e (Robert Laffont, 2019) and \u003ci\u003eNos campagnes suspendes. La France périphérique face à la crise\u003c\/i\u003e (Editions de l'Observatoire, 2020).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432073216236,"sku":"9782869251694","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9782869251694.jpg?v=1774556864","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/raymond-depardon-communes-by-raymond-depardon-9782869251694","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}