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Reinventing Africa: Museums, Material Culture and Popular Imagination in Late Victorian and Edwardian England Annie E. Coombes
Reinventing Africa: Museums, Material Culture and Popular Imagination in Late Victorian and Edwardian England
Annie E. Coombes
British colonial expansion led to the display of many valuable African artifacts in Britain. This analysis covers the ways in which African peoples and their material culture were represented, the justifications for imperial expansion; and the effects this had on racial stereotyping.
292 pages, 112 b-w illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 1, 1997 |
| ISBN13 | 9780300068900 |
| Publishers | Yale University Press |
| Pages | 292 |
| Dimensions | 254 × 204 × 20 mm · 548 g |
| Language | English |