The Short Century: Independence and Liberation Movements in Africa 1945-1994/ Editors: Chinua Achebe; Okwui Enwezor

Contributor(s):

Enwezor, Okwui

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Prestel Verlag; 2001Description: 496p; 27x21cmISBN:

9783791325026

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Summary: For much of Africa the 20th century was overshadowed by the experience of colonial rule, with political independence arriving for most peoples only in the last 50 years. "The Short Century" is a broad survey of cultural life in Africa from the independence movements through the post-colonial era to the end of apartheid in 1994. Expansive, wide-ranging, and lavishly illustrated, this book studies achievements in all areas of the performing and fine arts, photography, literature, theatre, architecture, music, and film. Valentin Y. Mudimbe; Mahmood Mamdani; Chika Okeke; Marilyn Martin; Ulli Beier; John Picton; Lauri Firstenberg; Rory Bester; Gwendolyn Wright; Nnamdi Elleh; Wolfgang Bender; John Conteh-Morgan; Maishe Maponya; Obiora Udechukwu; Chinweizu; Mark Nash; Manthia Diawara.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	SAF Reference Library	Visual Arts	N5300-7418 55.236 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		5571

For much of Africa the 20th century was overshadowed by the experience of colonial rule, with political independence arriving for most peoples only in the last 50 years. "The Short Century" is a broad survey of cultural life in Africa from the independence movements through the post-colonial era to the end of apartheid in 1994. Expansive, wide-ranging, and lavishly illustrated, this book studies achievements in all areas of the performing and fine arts, photography, literature, theatre, architecture, music, and film. Valentin Y. Mudimbe; Mahmood Mamdani; Chika Okeke; Marilyn Martin; Ulli Beier; John Picton; Lauri Firstenberg; Rory Bester; Gwendolyn Wright; Nnamdi Elleh; Wolfgang Bender; John Conteh-Morgan; Maishe Maponya; Obiora Udechukwu; Chinweizu; Mark Nash; Manthia Diawara.

English; Arabic

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