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Art, Innovation, and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Benin
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ISBN: 0253335035
Author: Ben-Amos, Paula G.
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"Benos-Amos opens for the reader richly detailed adn nuanced vistas into the intellectual and cultural history of one of the major kingdoms of precolonial West Africa." - African Studies Review"The wealth of historiographic resources, the command of relevant literature, the ethnographic research and prudent use of oral traditions give this work a high degree of . . . intellectual excitement. . . . a landmark in the field." -Warren d'AzevedoMaking use of archival and oral resources in this extensively researched book, Paula Girshick Ben-Amos questions to what extent art operates as political strategy. How do objects acquire political meaning? How does the use of art enhance and embody power and authority?
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Art, Innovation, and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Benin