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Lonely Planet. 1995. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 924 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos et cartes en couleur et en noir et blanc, dans et hors texte. Texte sur 2 colonnes. Annotations en dernière page.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
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ISBN : 0864422946
A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit. Includes colour sections on art, people and bird life. Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
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5 book(s) with the same title
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.
MacGregor, Neil, Elsie McCabe Thompson, Emilio Botín et al
Reference : 112590
(2009)
ISBN : 9780714125954
Kingdom of Ife: Sculptures from West Africa
MacGregor, Neil, Elsie McCabe Thompson, Emilio Botín et al: Kingdom of Ife: Sculptures from West Africa. Exhibition: London, British Museum, 2009. 183 pp., colour photographs, 109 main photographs. Paperback. 28.5 x 21.7cms. Illustrating and illuminating terracotta, stone, and metal sculptures mostly dating from the 12th-15th centuries, created in an early city-state in West Africa.
Illustrating and illuminating terracotta, stone, and metal sculptures mostly dating from the 12th-15th centuries, created in an early city-state in West Africa.
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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.
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Roseyear D.R. / Rosewar D.R. The Rodents of West Africa. In English (ask us if
Roseyear D.R. / Rosewar D.R. The Rodents of West Africa. In English (ask us if in doubt)/Roseyear D.R. / Rozevar D.R. The Rodents of West Africa Gryzuny Zapadnoy Afriki. With 11 plates in color by Joanna Webb and Rita Parsons 8 half-tone drawings by Rita Parsons and 248 line drawings by Joanna Webb Patricia Wolseley Rita Parsons and the author. In English. London / London Published by the British Museum (Natural History) 1969 XII 604 p. 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. SKUalb5bfa94175dff9531
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Mazov S.V. USSR Policy in West Africa 1956-1964. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)
Mazov S.V. USSR Policy in West Africa 1956-1964. In Russian (ask us if in doubt). Unknown Pages of Cold War History. Moscow: Science. Institute of General History-Center for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. 2008. 340 p. SKUalba39f7d738b564757.
