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Abdelkebir Rabi’ (Bilingual edition)
ISBN: 9782370742476 / Miękka / 24-09-2024 / 208 str. Książka dostępna od: 24-09-2024 |
Termin ukazania się książki: 24-09-2024
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170,06 zł |
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Africa's Fashion Diaspora
ISBN: 9780300270730 / Twarda / 10-09-2024 / 248 str. Książka dostępna od: 10-09-2024 |
Termin ukazania się książki: 10-09-2024
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205,49 zł |
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Flight into Egypt
ISBN: 9781588397850 / Twarda / 26-11-2024 / 320 str. Książka dostępna od: 26-11-2024 |
Termin ukazania się książki: 26-11-2024
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231,17 zł |
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Archaeology and Oral Tradition in Malawi: Origins and Early History of the Chewa
ISBN: 9781847013507 / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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133,52 zł |
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Curating Transcultural Spaces
ISBN: 9781350227729 / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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436,65 zł |
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Entangled Pasts, 1768–now: Art, Colonialism and Change
ISBN: 9781912520992 / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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127,87 zł |
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The Archaeology of Fazzan Vol. 2: Site Gazetteer, Pottery and other Survey Finds
ISBN: 9781900971058 / Arabski / Twarda / 581 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Archaeology of Fazzan, volume II, Site Gazetteer, Pottery and other Survey Finds, Edited by David J. Mattingly The Libyan Sahara is one of the richest desert areas for the study of human adaptation to changing environmental and climatic conditions. This is the second volume in a projected series of four reports detailing the combined results of two Anglo-Libyan projects in Fazzan, Libya s south-west province. The late Charles Daniels led the first expeditions between l958 and l977, with David Mattingly directing the subsequent Fazzan Project from l997-2001. This second volume presents...
The Archaeology of Fazzan, volume II, Site Gazetteer, Pottery and other Survey Finds, Edited by David J. Mattingly The Libyan Sahara is one of the ric...
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308,23 zł |
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African Art and the Colonial Encounter: Inventing a Global Commodity
ISBN: 9780253219220 / Angielski / Miękka / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Focusing on the theme of warriorhood, Sidney Littlefield Kasfir weaves a complex history of how colonial influence forever changed artistic practice, objects, and their meaning. Looking at two widely diverse cultures, the Idoma in Nigeria and the Samburu in Kenya, Kasfir makes a bold statement about the links between colonialism, the Europeans' image of Africans, Africans' changing self representation, and the impact of global trade on cultural artifacts and the making of art. This intriguing history of the interaction between peoples, aesthetics, morals, artistic objects and practices,... Focusing on the theme of warriorhood, Sidney Littlefield Kasfir weaves a complex history of how colonial influence forever changed artistic practic... |
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154,07 zł |
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Art, Innovation, and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Benin
ISBN: 9780253335036 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "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 Azevedo Making use of archival and oral resources in this extensively researched book, Paula Girshick Ben-Amos questions to what extent art operates as... "Benos-Amos opens for the reader richly detailed adn nuanced vistas into the intellectual and cultural history of one of the major kingdoms of prec... |
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195,22 zł |
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African Art
ISBN: 9780500203644 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The art of the Fang, the BaTeke, the BaKota, and other African peoples is extraordinarily vigorous and shows a brilliant sense of form. The substantial aesthetic impact that their works have had on the development of twentieth-century Western art--on Picasso, Derain, Braque, and Modigliani, among others--continues to this day. This classic study reveals the astonishing variety and expressive power of the art of a continent that contains more distinct peoples and cultures than any other. The revised edition has been updated throughout, incorporating recent research and additional...
The art of the Fang, the BaTeke, the BaKota, and other African peoples is extraordinarily vigorous and shows a brilliant sense of form. The substantia...
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125,79 zł |
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The Scramble for Art in Central Africa
ISBN: 9780521583497 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The contributors to this volume trace the life history of artifacts that were brought to Europe and America from Congo toward the end of the nineteenth century, and became the subjects of museum displays. They also present fascinating case studies of the pioneering collectors, including such major figures as Frobenius and Torday, discuss the complex and sensitive issues involved in the business of "collecting," and consider how these objects were used in the invention of Africa by the West.
The contributors to this volume trace the life history of artifacts that were brought to Europe and America from Congo toward the end of the nineteent...
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624,75 zł |
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The Scramble for Art in Central Africa
ISBN: 9780521586788 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The contributors to this volume trace the life history of artifacts that were brought to Europe and America from Congo toward the end of the nineteenth century, and became the subjects of museum displays. They also present fascinating case studies of the pioneering collectors, including such major figures as Frobenius and Torday, discuss the complex and sensitive issues involved in the business of "collecting," and consider how these objects were used in the invention of Africa by the West.
The contributors to this volume trace the life history of artifacts that were brought to Europe and America from Congo toward the end of the nineteent...
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274,84 zł |
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African Art in American Collections: Survey 1989
ISBN: 9780764320057 / Angielski / Twarda / 616 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. African art -- with its powerful forms, complex symbolism, and formal inventiveness -- has only recently come to be recognized as one of the great artistic traditions of mankind. This rich tradition is showcased here in a remarkable selection of outstanding works. Nearly 1,600 objects are illustrated, each accompanied by scholarly information on style, usage, meaning, and cultural origin. Featured individually by section are the styles of Western Sudan, the West African Coastal Region, West Central Africa, Central Africa, and Eastern and Southern Africa. A thought-provoking introduction helps...
African art -- with its powerful forms, complex symbolism, and formal inventiveness -- has only recently come to be recognized as one of the great art...
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374,96 zł |
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In Senghor's Shadow: Art, Politics, and the Avant-Garde in Senegal, 1960-1995
ISBN: 9780822333852 / Angielski / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "In Senghor's Shadow" is a unique study of modern art in postindependence Senegal. Elizabeth Harney examines the art that flourished during the administration of Leopold Sedar Senghor, Senegal's first president, and in the decades since he stepped down in 1980. As a major philosopher and poet of Negritude, Senghor envisioned an active and revolutionary role for modern artists, and he created a well-funded system for nurturing their work. In questioning the canon of art produced under his aegis--known as the Ecole de Dakar--Harney reconsiders Senghor's Negritude philosophy, his desire to...
"In Senghor's Shadow" is a unique study of modern art in postindependence Senegal. Elizabeth Harney examines the art that flourished during the admini...
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498,30 zł |
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In Senghor's Shadow: Art, Politics, and the Avant-Garde in Senegal, 1960-1995
ISBN: 9780822333951 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "In Senghor's Shadow" is a unique study of modern art in postindependence Senegal. Elizabeth Harney examines the art that flourished during the administration of Leopold Sedar Senghor, Senegal's first president, and in the decades since he stepped down in 1980. As a major philosopher and poet of Negritude, Senghor envisioned an active and revolutionary role for modern artists, and he created a well-funded system for nurturing their work. In questioning the canon of art produced under his aegis--known as the Ecole de Dakar--Harney reconsiders Senghor's Negritude philosophy, his desire to...
"In Senghor's Shadow" is a unique study of modern art in postindependence Senegal. Elizabeth Harney examines the art that flourished during the admini...
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133,52 zł |
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Artistry of the Everyday: Beauty and Craftsmanship in Berber Art
ISBN: 9780873654050 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Imazighen Beauty and Artisanship in Berber Life" presents the Peabody Museum's collection of arts from the Berber-speaking regions of North Africa. The book gives an overview of Berber history and culture, focusing on the rich aesthetic traditions of Amazigh (Berber) craftsmen and women. From ancient times to the present day, working with limited materials but an extensive vocabulary of symbols and motifs, Imazighen (Berbers) across North Africa have created objects that are both beautiful and practical. Intricately woven textiles, incised metal locks and keys, painted pottery and richly...
"Imazighen Beauty and Artisanship in Berber Life" presents the Peabody Museum's collection of arts from the Berber-speaking regions of North Africa. ...
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113,28 zł |
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Palace Sculptures of Abomey: History Told on Walls
ISBN: 9780892365692 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Fon, who are the largest ethnic group in the Republic of Benin in West Africa, established the powerful kingdom of Dahomey in the early seventeenth century. In their capital city of Abomey, they built a remarkable complex of palaces, featuring walls decorated with colorful low-relief sculptures, or bas-reliefs, which recount legends and battles and glorify the history of their royal dynasty's reign. Over the centuries, these visual stories have represented and perpetuated the history and myths of the Fon people.
Palace Sculptures of Abomey combines lavish color photographs of the... The Fon, who are the largest ethnic group in the Republic of Benin in West Africa, established the powerful kingdom of Dahomey in the early seventeent...
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140,60 zł |
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Tunisian Mosaics: Treasures from Roman Africa
ISBN: 9780892368570 / Angielski / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As the Roman Empire expanded its African settlements in the early centuries of the common era, thousands of mosaic floor pavements were fashioned to adorn the townhouses and rural estates of the African upper classes. Between the second and sixth centuries, mosaic art blossomed, particularly
in Africa Proconsularis, the region comprising modern Tunisia. In contrast to the official art of imperial Rome, mosaics generally expressed the worldviews of private citizens. These artworks are remarkable for the intricate beauty of their polychromatic geometric and floral designs, as well as... As the Roman Empire expanded its African settlements in the early centuries of the common era, thousands of mosaic floor pavements were fashioned to a...
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162,23 zł |
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Art of the Lega
ISBN: 9780930741877 / Angielski / Twarda / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing upon diverse sources, including Daniel P. Biebuyck's seminal fieldwork of the 1950s, Elisabeth Cameron investigates the culture and the art of the Lega peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Among the Lega, art is only created for and used by the Bwami Society. Bwami is a complex organization consisting of multiple levels, and it forms an essential component of the political, social, and religious structure of the Lega. Within Bwami, artworks are used in conjunction with proverbs, anecdotes, and performances to form complex layered metaphors and to serve as mnemonic... Drawing upon diverse sources, including Daniel P. Biebuyck's seminal fieldwork of the 1950s, Elisabeth Cameron investigates the culture and the art... |
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297,96 zł |
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South of the Sahara: Selected Works of African Art
ISBN: 9780940717763 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. South of the Sahara opens with general observations on the immensely rich and diversified artistic heritage of sub-Saharan Africa. Constantine Petridis examines the relationship between contemporary and so-called traditional African arts, and presents examples showing that many African works were originally part of an ensemble or one element of a performance. He discusses how works relate to ideas about leadership and the supernatural and then relates the many misunderstandings that still exist concerning the history and the chronology of African art. Afterdissecting the complex... South of the Sahara opens with general observations on the immensely rich and diversified artistic heritage of sub-Saharan Africa. Constanti... |
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133,52 zł |