Isbn: 9780521457521 - african art in transit (14 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1994/1997. Africa, Art. Cambridge University Press. 220p., very good to near fine paperback 1/23.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:9780521457521. …

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9780521457521.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine copy. No inscriptions.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. xv, 220 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. 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 art6. Cultural brokerage and the mediation of knowledge Conclusion: African art and the discourses of value. …

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Zustand: New. An 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. Num Pages: 240 pages, 42 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; AFTB; JHM; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374. . 1994. 1. 1994 release. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - African Art in Transit is an absorbing account of the commodification and circulation of African art objects in the international art market. Christopher Steiner's analysis of the role of the African middleman in linking those who produce and supply works of art in Africa with those who buy and collect so-called 'primitive' art in Europe and America is based on extensive field research among the art traders in Côte d'Ivoire. Steiner provides a lucid interpretation which reveals not only a complex economic network with its own internal logic and rules, but also an elaborate process of transcultural valuation and exchange. By focusing directly on the intermediaries in the African art trade, he unveils a critical new perspective on how symbolic codes and economic values are mediated in the context of shifting geographic and cultural domains. He questions conventional definitions of authenticity in African art by demonstrating how the categories 'authentic' and 'traditional' are continually redefined.…