Swahili Port Cities - The Architecture of Elsewhere

Informationen zum Autor Prita Meier Klappentext Prita Meier is Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Zusammenfassung Here architecture embodies modern ideas and social identities engendered by the encounter of Africans with others in the Indian Ocean world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Place In-Between 1. Difference Set in Stone: Place and Race in Mombasa 2. A "Curious" Minaret: Sacred Place and the Politics of Islam 3. Architecture Out of Place: The Politics of Style in Zanzibar 4. At Home in the World: Living with Transoceanic Things Conclusion: Trading Places Notes Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Prita Meier, Sandy Prita Meier, Sandy Prita Meier Meier
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.04.2016
• EAN: 9780253019097
• ISBN: 978-0-253-01909-7
• No. of pages: 242
• Series: African Expressive Cultures; African Expressive Cultures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories