Sebastião Salgado Workers An Archaeology of the Industrial Age

The book presents an archaeological perspective on manual labour through Sebastião Salgado's photography, documenting practices that endured from the Stone Age through the Industrial Revolution to the present day. Its photographs capture the dignity and fortitude of workers facing dangerous conditions, serving as an elegy to outmoded traditions and vanishing ways of life. The hardcover volume offers a substantial visual and historical record of industrial-age labour across global industries and regions.