Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
African art in transit
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Place
Production date notes
c1994, p1995
Physical Description
ISBN/ISSN
0521434475
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
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 art
6. Cultural brokerage and the mediation of knowledge
Conclusion: African art and the discourses of value.
Public Access Text
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-210) and index.
Collection Type
Reading Room
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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