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If modernism initially came to Africa through colonial contact, what does Ethiopia’s inimitable historical conditionーits independence save for five years under Italian occupationーmean for its own ……続きを見る

Persons of Courage and Renown is a theoretically engaged ethnography by a social/cultural anthropologist that explores issues of culture, memory, creativity, and power by analyzing beloved, yet vuln……続きを見る

Nach Max Ernsts Rückkehr aus dem Ersten Weltkrieg entstanden mehrere "vorsurrealistische" Bilder, in denen sich der Künstler einer neuen Form des Ausdrucks bediente: der Collage. Diese Gruppe von We……続きを見る

Este livro reúne a produção literária de quatro escritores brasileiros: Joel Rufino dos Santos, Rogério Andrade Barbosa, Júlio Emílio Braz e Georgina Martins; escritores que tematizam cultura africa……続きを見る

Das Bauhaus – heute ein Synonym für Architektur und Design der klassischen Moderne – wurde 1919 von Walter Gropius als Reformschule in Weimar gegründet. Zu den Mitgliedern zählten so berühmte Namen ……続きを見る

'Engrossing and memorable' Ben Okri 'Meditative, gestural, philosophic: a brave reinvention of the immigrant narrative ... Unprecedented' Taiye Selasi 'I read this novel very slowly. I didn't want t……続きを見る

"An expansive and captivating history of an often overlooked traditional art"ーEgyptian Streets In the crowded center of Historic Cairo lies a covered market lined with wonderful textiles sewn by ha……続きを見る

Mehr denn je zählt der Maler Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890) zu den wichtigsten Begründern der Moderne. Dieser Band schildert den dramatischen Lebensweg und den exzentrischen Werdegang des frühvollen……続きを見る

This book takes an interdisciplinary approach in order to understand angels, focusing on Africa and the cult and persona of the Archangel Michael. Traditional methods in the study of religion includ……続きを見る

Plongez-vous dans cet ouvrage éclairant afin de pouvoir accompagner au mieux un artiste dans le monde culturel africain et développer efficacement sa carrière. Ce guide est un outil didactique, enco……続きを見る

This book traces Dàdàkúàdá’s history and artistic vision and discusses its vibrancy as the most popular traditional Yoruba oral art form in Islamic Africa. Foregrounding the role of Dàdàkúàdá in Ilo……続きを見る

For centuries artists, diplomats, and merchants served as cultural intermediaries in the Mediterranean. Stationed in port cities and other entrepôts of the Mediterranean, these go-betweens forged in……続きを見る

Create style with a touch of the exotic Exciting! Inspiring! African fabrics are vibrant, beautiful, and widely available - and they are perfect for contemporary clothing for men, women, and childre……続きを見る

Cores of action is an anthology of poetry written by Isaac Ramoshidi Bokaba, a poet and recording artist from Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, South Africa. The poems are simple an audience friendly……続きを見る

Liegt die Bundeslade mit Moses' zehn Geboten wirklich in einer kleinen Kapelle im Hochland Äthiopiens? Was ist noch übrig von den Spuren der deutschen Kolonialzeit in Tansania? Wie fühlt es sich an,……続きを見る

This Companion authoritatively points to the main areas of enquiry within the subject of African American art history. The first section examines how African American art has been constructed over t……続きを見る

Les Portes du ciel. Visions du monde dans l'Égypte ancienne, qui s'est déroulée au musée du Louvre, du 6 mars au 29 juin 2009, a donné lieu à la publication d'un catalogue en coédition avec Somogy p……続きを見る

Aux royaumes du Nil, ignorés du grand public, pour qui trop souvent la vallée se résume aux célèbres pyramides et à l'éclat des Ramsès, l'Institut du monde arabe a consacré, du 5 février au 31 août ……続きを見る

A broad range of cultural works produced in traditional and modern African communities shows a fundamental preoccupation with the concepts of communal solidarity and hospitality in societies driven ……続きを見る

Auta de Souza, escritora brasileira e negra foi uma poetisa brasileira da segunda geração romântica. Escrevia poemas românticos com alguma influência simbolista, de grande valor estético e impregnad……続きを見る

The onset of digital archaeology and its subsequent remarkable development has had a crucial impact on the study of cultural heritage. Presently, researchers are able to manipulate and reinvent digi……続きを見る

Die Kunst der Gegenwart (1960 bis heute) erscheint oft als undurchdringlich und widersprüchlich. Philip Ursprung gibt einen klaren und aufschlussreichen Überblick, indem er den Wandel von Kunst und ……続きを見る

Whispers of Africa is a unique combination of the arts of drawing, writing and poetry with the aim of bringing the animals of Africa to life in the reader's mind. This is not a book of mere descript……続きを見る

Die Kunst des 19. Jahrhunderts ist geprägt durch den Konflikt zwischen einer immer phantastischeren Historienmalerei und Tendenzen, die sich entschieden dem modernen Leben zuwandten. Im Realismus un……続きを見る

A vibrant meditation and poetic call for an African utopian philosophy of self-reinvention for the twenty-first century In the recent aftermath of colonialism, civil wars, and the AIDS crisis, a new……続きを見る

King Oduduwa, the pacifist, the liberalist, the transcendentalist, the thinking thinker, the pioneer of Yoruba folk philosophy, the planter of the seeds of enlightenment and the progenitor of the ho……続きを見る

Discover the music and culture of West Africa in this account of an artist's adventures in the Niger River valley. When artist and musician Dave Kobrenski first set out for Guinea, West Africa, it w……続きを見る

This volume is dedicated to fictional negotiations of future, or rather futureS. After all, ‘future’ cannot but exist in a multitude of complementary and/or competing futures, all causally related t……続きを見る

Identity and Transnationalism discusses the identity and transnational experiences of the new second-generation African immigrants in the US, bringing together the lived experiences of the new Afric……続きを見る

Broadening the Debate on EU–Africa Relations is designed to expand the scope of our understanding of the multi-layered relationship between the European Union and African political actors in order t……続きを見る