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Art, Innovation, and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Benin
Inbunden, Engelska, 1999
639 kr
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"Benos-Amos opens for the reader richly detailed adn nuanced vistas into the intellectual and cultural history of one of the major kingdoms of precolonial West Africa." — African Studies Review"The wealth of historiographic resources, the command of relevant literature, the ethnographic research and prudent use of oral traditions give this work a high degree of . . . intellectual excitement. . . . a landmark in the field." —Warren d'AzevedoMaking use of archival and oral resources in this extensively researched book, Paula Girshick Ben-Amos questions to what extent art operates as political strategy. How do objects acquire political meaning? How does the use of art enhance and embody power and authority?
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum1999-08-22
- Mått156 x 235 x 17 mm
- Vikt567 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieIndiana University Press (IPS)
- Antal sidor192
- FörlagIndiana University Press
- ISBN9780253335036