Author: Jean Laude
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520023581
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The Arts of Black Africa
Author: Jean Laude
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520023581
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520023581
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
France in Black Africa
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428982027
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428982027
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
The History of Black Africa
Author: Endre Sík
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, Sub-Saharan
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, Sub-Saharan
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Black Africa
Author: Cheikh Anta Diop
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
National Library of Medicine Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1170
Book Description
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1170
Book Description
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
In Praise of Black Women: Modern African women
Author: Simone Schwarz-Bart
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 9780299172701
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Celebrates the lives, cultures, and accomplishments of 14 women, born between 1850 and 1950, who have influenced African politics, literature, religion, and fashion.
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 9780299172701
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Celebrates the lives, cultures, and accomplishments of 14 women, born between 1850 and 1950, who have influenced African politics, literature, religion, and fashion.
The End of Empire in French West Africa
Author: Tony Chafer
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1845206304
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
In an effort to restore its world-power status after the humiliation of defeat and occupation, France was eager to maintain its overseas empire at the end of the Second World War. Yet just fifteen years later France had decolonized, and by 1960 only a few small island territories remained under French control.The process of decolonization in Indochina and Algeria has been widely studied, but much less has been written about decolonization in France's largest colony, French West Africa. Here, the French approach was regarded as exemplary -- that is, a smooth transition successfully managed by well intentioned French politicians and enlightened African leaders. Overturning this received wisdom, Chafer argues that the rapid unfurling of events after the Second World War was a complex , piecemeal and unpredictable process, resulting in a 'successful decolonization' that was achieved largely by accident. At independence, the winners assumed the reins of political power, while the losers were often repressed, imprisoned or silenced.This important book challenges the traditional dichotomy between 'imperial' and 'colonial' history and will be of interest to students of imperial and French history, politics and international relations, development and post-colonial studies.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1845206304
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
In an effort to restore its world-power status after the humiliation of defeat and occupation, France was eager to maintain its overseas empire at the end of the Second World War. Yet just fifteen years later France had decolonized, and by 1960 only a few small island territories remained under French control.The process of decolonization in Indochina and Algeria has been widely studied, but much less has been written about decolonization in France's largest colony, French West Africa. Here, the French approach was regarded as exemplary -- that is, a smooth transition successfully managed by well intentioned French politicians and enlightened African leaders. Overturning this received wisdom, Chafer argues that the rapid unfurling of events after the Second World War was a complex , piecemeal and unpredictable process, resulting in a 'successful decolonization' that was achieved largely by accident. At independence, the winners assumed the reins of political power, while the losers were often repressed, imprisoned or silenced.This important book challenges the traditional dichotomy between 'imperial' and 'colonial' history and will be of interest to students of imperial and French history, politics and international relations, development and post-colonial studies.
Smoke
Author: Sander L. Gilman
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 9781861892003
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
People have always smoked, and they probably always will. Every culture in recorded history has smoked something, whether for pleasure or relief, whether as part of an elaborate religious ritual or merely to strike a pose. This is the first truly comprehensive history of smoking, describinbg all of its forms, practices, paraphernalia and materials, in cultures, locations and times throughout the world.
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 9781861892003
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
People have always smoked, and they probably always will. Every culture in recorded history has smoked something, whether for pleasure or relief, whether as part of an elaborate religious ritual or merely to strike a pose. This is the first truly comprehensive history of smoking, describinbg all of its forms, practices, paraphernalia and materials, in cultures, locations and times throughout the world.
Eternal Ancestors
Author: Barbara Drake Boehm
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588392279
Category : Ancestral shrines
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
"Many masterpieces of central African sculpture were created to amplify the power of sacred relics that affirm a family's vital connection to its ancestral heritage. This important volume, focusing on some 130 works representing a diverse variety of regional genres, illuminates the purpose and significance of these icons of African art, which first came to prominence because of their appeal to the Western avant-garde. While providing an overview of sources ranging from colonial explorers, missionaries, critics, artists, and art historians, the book breaks new ground in its examination of the complex aesthetic and spiritual dimensions of the reliquaries. Its interdisciplinary approach brings together the perspectives of scholars in African and medieval art history along with those in African history, religion, and ethnography." -- Publisher.
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588392279
Category : Ancestral shrines
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
"Many masterpieces of central African sculpture were created to amplify the power of sacred relics that affirm a family's vital connection to its ancestral heritage. This important volume, focusing on some 130 works representing a diverse variety of regional genres, illuminates the purpose and significance of these icons of African art, which first came to prominence because of their appeal to the Western avant-garde. While providing an overview of sources ranging from colonial explorers, missionaries, critics, artists, and art historians, the book breaks new ground in its examination of the complex aesthetic and spiritual dimensions of the reliquaries. Its interdisciplinary approach brings together the perspectives of scholars in African and medieval art history along with those in African history, religion, and ethnography." -- Publisher.
Earthly Mission
Author: Robert Calderisi
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300175124
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
A lively investigation of the Catholic Church and its controversial social mission in the developing world
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300175124
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
A lively investigation of the Catholic Church and its controversial social mission in the developing world