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Reinventing Africa : Museums, Material Culture and Popular Imagination in Late Victorian and Edwardian England
Reinventing Africa Museums Material Culture and Popular Imagination in Late Victorian and Edwardian England
Author: Annie E. Coombes
Between 1890 and 1918, British colonial expansion in Africa led to the removal of many valuable African artifacts that were subsequently brought to Britain and displayed. This fascinating book analyzes the different and sometimes conflicting representations of African peoples and their material culture in Britain at this time, the justifications...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780300059724
ISBN-10: 0300059728
Publication Date: 10/26/1994
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Yale University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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