Mark Hinchman

Portrait of an Island

The Architecture and Material Culture of Gorée, Sénégal, 1758-1837

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A work of architectural history, Portrait of an Island explores the material culture and social relations of West Africa in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. An examination of the built and natural landscape, Portrait of an Island deciphers the material culture involved in the ever-changing relationships among male, female, rich, poor, free, and slave.

Produktdetails

• Early Modern Cultural Studies
• Verlag: University of Nebraska Press
• Seitenzahl: 420
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 824g
• ISBN-13: 9780803254138
• ISBN-10: 080325413X
• Artikelnr.: 42650295

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction: An Interdisciplinary Stroll in Early Modern West Africa
1. The Natural Landscape: The Island and Cartography
2. The Built Landscape: Architecture and Urbanism
3. The Elite: Patrons, Critics, and Fans
4. The Middle: Occupational Groups
5. The Bottom Rung: Servants and Slaves
6. Things: Houses and Their Contents
Conclusion: Building Memories
Appendix of Tables
Notes
Bibliography
Index