{"product_id":"art-innovation-and-politics-in-eighteenth-century-benin-0253335035","title":"Art, Innovation, and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Benin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0253335035\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ben-Amos, Paula G.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51706039828768,"sku":"NEW0253335035","price":47.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/718knLwLtmL.jpg?v=1779391969","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/art-innovation-and-politics-in-eighteenth-century-benin-0253335035","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}