History of Art in Africa

Name: History of Art in Africa
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ISBN: 9780134421872

ISBN-10: 0134421876

ISBN-13: 9780134421872

Edition: 2001

Authors: Rowland Abiodun, Monica Blackmun Visonï¿½, Suzanne Preston Blier, Herbert M. Cole, Michael D. Harris

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For use in introductory-level courses in African Art or Introduction to Non-Western Art in departments of Art. This ground-breaking and comprehensive survey text approaches African art from an art-historical perspective more than an anthropological perspective. A History of Art in Africa shows how African art has developed from beliefs, traditions, and cultural and historical influences. The text challenges current perceptions of African art and presents it as conceptual and intentional in its own right, rather than as intuitive or primal impulses, as it has been previously perceived. The text covers the entire continent of Africa, including Egypt, and incorporates the influences of…

Book details

List price: $78.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 8/8/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.344
Language: English




From the Nile to the Niger



The Sahara and the Maghreb



Lands of the Nile: Egypt, Nubia, and Ethiopia



The Central Sudan



Mande Worlds and the Upper Niger



The Western Sudan



Western Africa



West Atlantic Forests



Akan Worlds



The Yoruba and the Fon



The Lower Niger



Central Africa



Cross River, Cameroon Grasslands, and Gabon



The Western Congo Basin



The Eastern Congo Basin



Eastern and Southern Africa



Eastern Africa



Southern Africa



The Diaspora



Art of the African Diaspora


Glossary


Annotated Bibliography


Picture Credits


Index