02965nam 2200661 450 991079041100332120200903223051.090-04-25624-510.1163/9789004256248(CKB)2550000001114389(EBL)1367836(OCoLC)857711530(SSID)ssj0000984822(PQKBManifestationID)11527696(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000984822(PQKBWorkID)11016970(PQKB)10302855(MiAaPQ)EBC1367836(nllekb)BRILL9789004256248(Au-PeEL)EBL1367836(CaPaEBR)ebr10757051(CaONFJC)MIL514241(PPN)178932175(EXLCZ)99255000000111438920130614d2013 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe objects of life in Central Africa the history of consumption and social change, 1840-1980 /edited by Robert Ross, Marja Hinfelaar, Iva PešaLeiden :Brill,2013.1 online resource (295 p.)Afrika-Studiecentrum series,1570-9310 ;volume 30Description based upon print version of record.90-04-25490-0 1-299-82990-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.part I. Pre-colonial trade and firearms -- part II. Migrancy, mobility and innovation -- part III. Advertising and entrepreneurship -- part IV. Traders.In The Objects of Life in Central Africa the history of consumption and social change from 1840 until 1980 is explored. By taking consumption as a vantage point, the contributions deviate from and add to previous works which have mainly analysed issues of production from an economic and political perspective. The chapters are broad-ranging in temporal and geographical focus, including contributions on Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Angola. Topics range from the social history of firearms to the perception of the railway and include contributions on sewing machines, traders and advertising. By looking at the socio-economic, political and cultural meaning and impact of goods the history of Central Africa is reassessed.Afrika-Studiecentrum series ;v. 30.Material cultureAfrica, CentralEconomic anthropologyAfrica, CentralAfrica, CentralCommerceHistoryAfrica, CentralHistoryMaterial cultureEconomic anthropology306.3Ross Robert1949 July 26-792081Hinfelaar Marja1468830Peša Iva946174MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790411003321The objects of life in Central Africa3680180UNINA