Xiaoxiao Xu : aeronautics in the backyard / editing, translation, Rosie Heinrich.

Author
Xu, Xiaoxiao, 1984- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
[Breda] : Eriskay Connection, ©2016.
Description
152 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans, portraits ; 30 cm

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Marquand Library - Remote Storage (ReCAP): Marquand Library Use OnlyTR655 .X78 2016 Browse related items Request

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    Aeronautics in the Backyard' is a catching, fairytale-like photo series about the dream of flying, freedom, and creativity. In China, in the most unexpected of places, farmers rise up to build their own aircraft from recycling scrap metal. Some of these aeronauts have worked for decades but never achieved to get airborne. Xu is driven by questions of why, of all people, Chinese farmers have the guts and skills to become aeronauts, even though they lack both education and resources. Their stories, pictures, original sketches, and technical documents are brought together in the book, unveiling the hidden world of Chinese aeronautics in full detail for the first time.
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    Limited ed. of 500 copies.
    Other title(s)
    Aeronautics in the backyard
    ISBN
    • 9492051192 ((paperback))
    • 9789492051196 ((paperback))
    OCLC
    959650560
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