Museums & urban culture in West Africa
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Museums & urban culture in West Africa
J. Currey, 2002
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"Published on behalf of the West African Museums Programme in association with the International African Institute"
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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A study of museums and urban culture in West Africa. It addresses: the origins of the urban phenomenon in Africa; museums and investigations into urban culture; urban culture in the museums; and the role of museums in the enhancement of urban culture.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Origins of the urban phenomenon in Africa: early towns and the development of urban culture in Ghana - an archaeological view, James Anquandah
- colonial town/indigenous town - duality or cultural juxtaposition - the cases of Ouidah and Abomey, Bernardin Agbo
- the colonial legacy and self-definition of a Ghanian city - the case of Sekondi-Takoradi, Kofi E. Agovi
- the urban development of Swahili civilization, Omar Bwana. Part 2 Museums and investigations into urban culture: court arts in West Africa - finished forms of expression of urban life in pre-colonial cities, Joseph C.E. Adande
- Nigerian archaeology and the material aspects of urban culture, Abi Derefaka
- research in urban sociology in West Africa - findings and trends, Abdoulaye Bara Diop
- urban float traditions in West Africa - a museum perspective, Jenny Oram. Part 3 Urban culture in museums: the urban culture phenomenon - how have museums responded?, Emmanuel N. Arinze
- urban material culture in museums - the case of the National Museum of Mali, Salia Male
- the impact of urban culture on museums - a Ghana perspective, Isaac Debrah
- play and display at the Museum of Mankind, Nigel Barley
- the state of collections and the place of urban culture in museums in Togo - problems and prospects, Nayondjoua Djanguenane. Part 4 The role of museums in the enhancement of urban culture: museums in West Africa - the impact on urban cultures, David Aradeon
- African ingenuity in recovery and recycling - some aspects of urban artisanal culture, Yaya Savane
- the place of women in the museum of St-Louis, Senegal, Fatima Fall
- urbanization and heritage in Nigeria, Peter I. Ikwueme.
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