‎NEWTON ALEX, ELSE DAVID‎
‎WEST AFRICA‎

‎Architectures of Belonging Inhabiting Worlds in Rural West Africa‎

‎, BAI, paperback, 240 pages, ill. 24,6 x 17,1 x 2 cm English text. fine condition. ISBN 9789085865902.‎

‎What is a house? What is dwelling? How can a house be a body? What does ''being modern'' mean in rural Africa? How are local and global worlds intertwined through material culture? This book reflects on the meanings of housing in West Africa by analysing vernacular architectural traditions and the related ideas and worldviews grounding these building traditions. In the West, much attention is paid to the quality of housing in terms of material comfort and durability. However, houses no longer grow organically, and are no longer layered by time, or embedded in a social community and intertwined with the natural environment. The house, and even more the interior of the house, has become an expression of the individuality of the inhabitant (witness the whole marketing of lifestyle, design, interior decoration, cocooning, etcetera). Paradoxically, though, this goes hand in hand with the erosion of the house as a signifier. Houses are becoming almost generic realities, without a memory or a past, the anonymous results of mass-production, or the interchangeable, standardized products of a globalised Ikea and turnkey culture. Many of the important phases of the lifecycles of the inhabitants no longer unfold within the house, but are evacuated to spaces external to it (hospitals, restaurants, hotels, party rooms, funeral homes, banquet halls). In contrast to the poor signifier that the Western house has become, the chapters in this book analyse the rich meanings embedded in the processes of dwelling in rural West African worlds, with a specific emphasis on Ghana and Burkina Faso. At the same time, the authors document the changes that are manifest in the material and social structures of these houses, and show the flexibility and responsiveness of traditional practices of building and dwelling when confronted with the influences of urban modernity. As such, this reflection on local architectural forms also deals with many of the challenges and issues currently facing Africa.‎

‎The civilizations and arts of West Africa.‎

‎Paris: Geuthner, 1979 in-8, 169 pages, bibliographie. Broché. ** 8vo. 169 pp., bibliography. Wpps.‎

‎The civilizations and arts of West Africa. (Paris: Geuthner, 1979). [M.C.: Afrique noire, anthropologie / West Africa, Anthropology]‎

‎Kavango : south west africa‎

‎Struik Publishers 1974 in4. 1974. Broché. non paginé pages. Bon Etat‎

‎Rosevear D.R. / Rosevar D.R. The Bats of West Africa West African Bats. In Engli‎

‎Rosevear D.R. / Rosevar D.R. The Bats of West Africa West African Bats. In English (ask us if in doubt)/Rosevear D.R. / Rozevar D.R. The Bats of West Africa Letuchie myshi Zapadnoy Afriki.British Museum (Natural History) / British Museum (Natural History). In English. London / London Published by British Museum (Natural History) 1965. XVIII 418 p.. SKUalb058ad1077bb32399.‎

‎West Africa # 2. (From the Gulf of Guinea to Lake Chad). In Russian /Zapadnaya ‎

‎West Africa # 2. (From the Gulf of Guinea to Lake Chad). In Russian /Zapadnaya Afrika # 2.( Ot Gvineyskogo zaliva do ozera Chad). 1840s Map of West Africa in its underexplored parts, from the Gulf of Guinea to Lake Chad, one of the most famous and republished atlases of the British Society for Useful Knowledge. Engraved by J. and C. Walker and published by The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge or SDUK. p-36x43.5. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalbc34fad4b92b69a4c.‎