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1989 is one of two books published this season by Contrasto that presents a montage of photographs from a specific year. The power of these photographs calls to mind the year’s principal birthdays and highlights its key players. 1989 was an epoch-making year; among the extraordinary events that this book records are the fall of the BerlinWall, Tiananmen Square, the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and the Exxon Valdez disaster; in the world of entertainment, the success of Madonna and George Michael; the release of the films Batman, Dead Poet’s Society and When Harry Met Sally; and in sports, the triumph of Ruud Gullitt’s and Van Basten’s Milan football team.

1989: The Year in Pictures

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      Publisher: Contrasto
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 18/05/2009
      ISBN13: 9788869651960, 978-8869651960
      ISBN10: 8869651967

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      Book Synopsis
      1989 is one of two books published this season by Contrasto that presents a montage of photographs from a specific year. The power of these photographs calls to mind the year’s principal birthdays and highlights its key players. 1989 was an epoch-making year; among the extraordinary events that this book records are the fall of the BerlinWall, Tiananmen Square, the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and the Exxon Valdez disaster; in the world of entertainment, the success of Madonna and George Michael; the release of the films Batman, Dead Poet’s Society and When Harry Met Sally; and in sports, the triumph of Ruud Gullitt’s and Van Basten’s Milan football team.

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