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El Hadji Sy: Painting, Performance, Politics
ISBN: 9783037348413 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. El Hadji Sy: Painting, Performance, Politics offers the first art-historical survey on the multidimensional work of Senegalese artist, curator, and cultural activist El Hadji Sy. Spanning thirty years of his practice as a painter, performance artist, and founder of numerous artists' collectives and workshops in Dakar (Laboratoire AGIT'ART, Tenq, and Village des Arts), it provides unprecedented insight into the conceptual and aesthetic framework of a major living artist and curator from West Africa. With newly commissioned essays and interviews by Hans Belting, Clementine Deliss,...
El Hadji Sy: Painting, Performance, Politics offers the first art-historical survey on the multidimensional work of Senegalese artist, curator,...
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192,55 zł |
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Chickens and Goats
ISBN: 9780986976414 / Angielski / Miękka / 38 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A collection of children impressionistic art.
A collection of children impressionistic art.
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40,31 zł |
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Issues in Contemporary Nigerian Art
ISBN: 9781503085107 / Angielski / Miękka / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a survey of modern Nigerian art since the turn of the Millennium. It features contributions from leading Nigerian academics, as well as the artists themselves.
This book is a survey of modern Nigerian art since the turn of the Millennium. It features contributions from leading Nigerian academics, as well as t...
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201,56 zł |
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Africa in the Market
ISBN: 9780888545060 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While many publications focus on the aesthetics and symbolism of African art, few explore the historical dynamics and exchanges that have informed the way people in Africa have created, preserved, collected, and sold their artworks to local and foreign patrons. The book addresses key issues of market trends, the transformation in taste and aesthetics in relation to changing historical conditions, and the role of artisans, traders, and collectors in mediating knowledge and value in the international art market. Africa in the Market, which is richly illustrated, introduces to... While many publications focus on the aesthetics and symbolism of African art, few explore the historical dynamics and exchanges that have informed ... |
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204,87 zł |
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He Was Different
ISBN: 9781498422352 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a fictional story based on real life events as it is evident through an African young man that grew up in the ghetto but didn't let the ghetto grow in to him as he went on from using junk he collected from dumping sights to creating toys that changed his life when he won a competition and travelled to the U.S.A for further studies on a scholarship changing his life and that of other people for good. Josh was born in Nairobi Kenya in 1984 and grew up in a poor urban area of Dandora in Nairobi's east lands and is the last born in a family of 7. His creative mind was evident in the...
This is a fictional story based on real life events as it is evident through an African young man that grew up in the ghetto but didn't let the ghetto...
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53,76 zł |
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Unity of Woman: Naturally African
ISBN: 9781499242157 / Angielski / Miękka / 38 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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36,84 zł |
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New Spaces for Negotiating Art (and) Histories in Africa
ISBN: 9783643906267 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the 1990s, a new wave of globalization changed the field of cultural production in many African countries and paved the way for major new cultural events. In particular, during the last two decades, an ever growing series of art and cultural centers were and still are being established - often against the background of broader national (art) histories and the historic prominence of the state as the primary patron of the arts. In considering the historical genealogy of these 'new spaces, ' this book examines: the infrastructures and public spaces they create, the theoretical discourses they...
In the 1990s, a new wave of globalization changed the field of cultural production in many African countries and paved the way for major new cultural ...
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128,36 zł |
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9/11 and its Remediations in Popular Culture and Arts in Africa
ISBN: 9783643906274 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 9/11 has been described as an "absolute event" that radically changed the course of history. It reinforced the opposition between Christian and Muslim worlds and led to the declaration of a unilateral war against a global network of terrorists that broke up the classical definition of war as a war between nation states. Yet, 9/11 also created responses in parts of the world that were not directly involved in the unfolding "war on terror." In Africa, local conflicts were re-mapped into an emerging new geography of anger that also reflects the effects of marginalization in a globalized world....
9/11 has been described as an "absolute event" that radically changed the course of history. It reinforced the opposition between Christian and Muslim...
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133,50 zł |
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Traditional and Folk Herbal Medicine: Recent Researches Vol. 1
ISBN: 9789351242154 / Angielski / Twarda / 426 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In almost all the countries, traditional and folk herbal medicines have been extensively used since times immemorial for healthcare. Ancient religious texts are replete with references on the use of herbs with medicinal properties. Because of the local beliefs and practices and also from cost considerations herbal medicines remain a popular mode of treatment in the developing countries. In the industrialized society also, the rising cost of prescription drugs and ensuing side effects of the treatment makes it highly attractive to use the traditional medicine. Considerable scientific data have...
In almost all the countries, traditional and folk herbal medicines have been extensively used since times immemorial for healthcare. Ancient religious...
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564,92 zł |
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Outreach: A South African gallery's response to a changing world
ISBN: 9781514100776 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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108,75 zł |
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African Textiles: Colour and Creativity Across a Continent
ISBN: 9780500292211 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The breathtaking skill and creativity of the African peoples are presented here in radiant color--the gorgeous stripweaves of the Ashanti and the Ewe; the lace weaves of the Yoruba and thebogolanfini mud cloths from Mali and West Africa; the Berber weaves from Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia in North Africa; the unique, crocheted, embroidered, and feathered hats from Cameroon; the ancient weaving tradition of Ethiopia; the beadwork of the Zulu, Xhosa, and Ndebele peoples of Southern Africa; and the Asian-derived tradition of weaving silk and raphia in Madagascar. A guide to African...
The breathtaking skill and creativity of the African peoples are presented here in radiant color--the gorgeous stripweaves of the Ashanti and the Ewe;...
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126,09 zł |
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Birthday Odyssey
ISBN: 9781514264485 / Angielski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The title of this book, 'Birthday Odyssey', came as a result of me falling in love with the word "Odyssey." It conveys a unique meaning for life. Life is a series of long adventurism, priorities and each stage must be enjoyed uniquely, and fully.
The title of this book, 'Birthday Odyssey', came as a result of me falling in love with the word "Odyssey." It conveys a unique meaning for life. Life...
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21,71 zł |
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Nanotechnology: Present Status and Future Prospects in Developing Countries/Nam S&T Centre
ISBN: 9789351241225 / Angielski / Twarda / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nanotechnology is the understanding and control of matter at dimensions between approximately 1 and 100 nanometers, where unique phenomena enable novel applications. Encompassing nanoscale science, engineering, and technology, nanotechnology involves imaging, measuring, modeling, and manipulating matter at this length scale. Increased energy efficiency, a cleaner environment, more effective medical treatment and improved manufacturing production are just some of the potential benefits of nanotechnology. Biologists, chemists, physicists and engineers are all involved in the study of substances...
Nanotechnology is the understanding and control of matter at dimensions between approximately 1 and 100 nanometers, where unique phenomena enable nove...
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403,52 zł |
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Role of Science Centres For Sustained and Responsible Growth in Developing Countries/Nam S&T Centre
ISBN: 9789351242253 / Angielski / Twarda / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Science Centres are the important institutions which not only enhance scientific literacy and awareness among the citizens but also are of vital significance to the developing nations. Since development requires a well-trained work force, high-quality education must be put in place early in development. In this context, Science Centres along with interactive Science Museums around the globe can contribute by promoting the local institutions engaged in scientific activities and involving those specialists who are able to identify, adapt, and effectively use the S&T achievements to develop...
Science Centres are the important institutions which not only enhance scientific literacy and awareness among the citizens but also are of vital signi...
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282,46 zł |
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Urbanisation, Land Use, Land Degradation and Environment/Nam S&T Centre
ISBN: 9789351242222 / Angielski / Twarda / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Land primarily refers to geographic locations and has been the cause of many conflicts and disputes. It also refers to natural resources, river and water masses and discords over their use. For instance, water bodies in a region that has been deforested or has eroded will have different water quality than those in areas that are forested. Land use information can be used to develop solutions for natural resource management issues such as salinity and water quality. Similarly, environmental pollution, especially in urban areas, is one of the biggest challenges the world faces today with...
Land primarily refers to geographic locations and has been the cause of many conflicts and disputes. It also refers to natural resources, river and wa...
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524,57 zł |
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Ilê Aiyê in Brazil and the Reinvention of Africa
ISBN: 9781137578174 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ile Aiye redefines itself within shifting political realities of the Brazilian mythic racial paradise. The globalization agenda of the tourism industry places its Africanized strategies in dialectical tension with State's funding. the discussion of 'race' is inevitable as Ile Aiye questions the economically marginalizing status of Afro-Brazilians. Ile Aiye redefines itself within shifting political realities of the Brazilian mythic racial paradise. The globalization agenda of the tourism indu... |
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363,12 zł |
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A Time There Was - a story of rock art, bees and bushmen
ISBN: 9781908904805 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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60,26 zł |
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African Heritage Playing Cards Series: Adinkra Legacy
ISBN: 9780985665760 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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97,49 zł |
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Brief Book on a Song of Africa
ISBN: 9781518716843 / Angielski / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This publication has been brought about to illustrate expressions of more in depth cultural reflections of the Black experience through song and critical historical reflections. It attempts to further bring to surface relative information through pictorial reflections about the Black Experience not typically emphasized through the general public education system from a western point of focus. An even further attempt will be pursued to bring this forward through the convictions, interpretations and realities of cultural historian, activist and humanitarian Minster Vinson Ballard. Please be...
This publication has been brought about to illustrate expressions of more in depth cultural reflections of the Black experience through song and criti...
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127,23 zł |
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Termites of the Gods: San Cosmology in Southern African Rock Art
ISBN: 9781868147762 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Termites of the Gods, Siyakha Mguni narrates his personal journey, over many years, to discover the significance of a hitherto enigmatic theme in San rock paintings known as formlings . Formlings are a painting category found across the southern African region, including South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe, with its densest concentration in the Matopo Hills, Zimbabwe. Generations of archaeologists and anthropologists have wrestled with the meaning of this painting theme in San cosmology without reaching consensus or a plausible explanation. Drawing on San ethnography published over...
In Termites of the Gods, Siyakha Mguni narrates his personal journey, over many years, to discover the significance of a hitherto enigmatic the...
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117,02 zł |
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