African Luxury: Aesthetics and Politics

Book Overview

Moving far beyond predominant views of Africa as a place to be 'saved', and even more recent celebratory formulations of it as 'rising', African Luxury: Aesthetics and Politics highlights and critically interrogates the visual and material cultures of lavish and luxurious consumption already present on the continent.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789382211
• ISBN13: 9781789382211
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Intellect (UK)
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.0"