Meinrad Schade: War Without War
by Nadine Olonetzsky, University of Chicago Press, £40, hardcover, 264 pages, ISBN 978-3-85881-452-4
WAR IS an area of photography commonly explored by photographers around the world. However, this book, by Swiss photographer Meinrad Schade, takes a different approach to the genre: it shadows the lives of those who survived the Second World War and investigates the effect it had on cultures and societies. Schade explores themes such as disability, patriotism and war culture in this revealing account, which features a variety of landscape, architectural and portrait photography. War Without War not only serves as a means of remembrance, but also makes a statement about the devastating effects of all wars. The diversity of its images, in addition to the detailed information the book contains, makes…