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Art, Innovation and Politics in Eighteenth-century Benin

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Art, Innovation and Politics in Eighteenth-century Benin

by Paula Ben-Amos (Author)

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ISBN: 9780253335036

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Questions to what extent art operates as political strategy. This book presents the political meaning of material objects and thereby illuminating the connections between art and politics.

A full appreciation of Benin's extraordinary artistic creation is made possible by this probing exploration of the social environment and historical circumstances that brought it into existence.

ISBN	253335035
ISBN13	9780253335036
Publisher	Indiana University Press
Format	Hardback
Publication date	01/10/1999
Pages	208
Weight (grammes)	481
Published in	United States
Height (mm)	230
Width (mm)	164

Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Study of 18th-Century Benin Art
Kings and Chiefs in the 17th and 18th Centuries
Art and Innovation in the 18th Century
Obas Ewuakpe, Akenzua I and Eresoyen in 18th-Century Art and Tradition
Art as Political Strategy
Glossary of Names
Glossary of Terms
Notes
Bibliography
Index