African Art in Transit

List of contents

Introduction: the anthropology of African art in a transnational market; 1. Commodity outlets and the classification of goods; 2. The division of labor and the management of capital; 3. An economy of words: bargaining and the social production of value; 4. The political economy of ethnicity in a plural market; 5. The quest for authenticity and the invention of African art; 6. Cultural brokerage and the mediation of knowledge; Conclusion: African art and the discourses of value.

Summary

An absorbing analysis of the African art trade, looking at how the value and meaning of art is transformed as objects move from one culture to another.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher B. Steiner, Christopher B. (Natural History Museum of Steiner, Steiner Christopher B.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.01.1994
• EAN: 9780521457521
• ISBN: 978-0-521-45752-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, Africa, Folk Art, Anthropology, Decorative arts, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, ART / African, DESIGN / Decorative Arts, International Trade, Folk, Folkloric styles, International trade and commerce