Africa's struggle for its art : history of a postcolonial defeat

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Label

Africa's struggle for its art : history of a postcolonial defeat

Title remainder

history of a postcolonial defeat

Statement of responsibility

Bénédicte Savoy ; translated by Susanne Meyer-Abich

Creator

• trueSavoy, Benedicte
• Savoy, Bénédicte

Contributor

• Meyer-Abich, Susanne, 1964-

Author

• Savoy, Bénédicte

Translator

• Meyer-Abich, Susanne, 1964-

Subject

• trueArt history
• Art museums
• Art, African
• Cultural property -- Protection -- Africa -- History -- 20th century
• Cultural property -- Repatriation -- Africa -- History -- 20th century
• Museums -- Acquisitions -- Europe
• Postcolonialism
• Africa

Language

• eng
• ger
• eng

Summary

"A major new history of how, between 1965 and 1985, African nations sought the restitution of works of art stolen during the colonial period, written by the most important and influential figure in the field"--

Member of

• Afrikas Kampf um seine Kunst

Assigning source

Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

IEN/DLC

Dewey number

709.60744

Illustrations

• illustrations
• plates

Index

index present

LC call number

N9073

LC item number

.S2813 2022

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography