Art, Innovation, and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Benin - by Paula G Ben-Amos (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>" --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?<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>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</p><p>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'Azevedo</p><p>Making 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?</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Paula Girshick Ben-Amos is Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University. She is author of The Art of Benin and co-editor (with Arnold Rubin) of The Art of Power/The Power of Art: Essays in Benin Iconology.</p>
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