Author: Adandé, Alexis B. A. ; & Arinze, Emmanuel N.
Title: Museums & Urban Culture in West Africa
Description: Oxford, James Currey, 2002. orig. wrappers. 22x18cm, xii,168 pp. PAPERBACK.. Textual photo illustrations.. ISBN: 0852552750. Minor wear. VG. ¶ Contents: Ghana, early towns & the development of urban culture / James Anquandah -- Benin, colonial town/indigenous town / Bernardin Agbo -- Ghana, the colonial leagacy & the self-definition of a Ghanaian city / Kofi E. Agovi -- Coastal East Africa, the urban development of Swahili civilisation / Omar Bwana -- Court arts in West Africa / Joseph C.E. Adande -- Nigeria, archaeology & the material aspects of urban culture / Abi Derefaka -- Research in urban sociology in West Africa / Abdoulaye Bara Diop -- Urban float traditions in West Africa / Jenny Oram -- The urban culture phenomenon / Emmanuel Arinze -- Mali, urban material culture in museums / Salia Malé -- Ghana, the impact of urban culture on museums / Isaac Debrah -- Play & display at the Museum of Mankind / Nigel Barley -- Togo, the state of collections & the place of urban culture in museums / Nayondjoua Djanguenane -- Museums in West Africa / David E. Aradeon -- African ingenuity / Yaya Savané -- Senegal, the place of women in the museum of Saint-Louis / Fatima Fall -- Nigeria, urbanisation & heritage / Peter I. Ikwueme

Keywords: 0852552750 African Ethnology, Africa, Urban History, Museums, Anthropology, West African, Ethnography, ,