''Century'' is a 1999

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published by

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that is equal parts photography and history. In the words of the author, ''Century'' is "an attempt to outline the history of the twentieth century as the camera has seen it." The book was both conceived and edited by

Bruce Bernard Bruce Bernard (; 21 March 1928 – 29 March 2000) was an English picture editor, writer and photographer. He wrote for the ''Sunday Times'' and the ''Independent'' and photographed many influential artists in a career lasting nearly 40 years. ...

(1928–2000), a picture editor for ''

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'' and a number of books on art and photography, including ''Photodiscovery''. He curated ''100 Photographs'' at the

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. A book of which was published by Phaidon. An expanded edition was made after Bernard's death, showing pictures from 1999 to 2001

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