The objects of life in Central Africa : the history of consumption and social change, 1840-1980 / / edited by Robert Ross, Marja Hinfelaar, Iva Peša

• Pubblicazione: Leiden : , : Brill, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (295 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.3
• Soggetto topico: Material culture - Africa, Central; Economic anthropology - Africa, Central
• Soggetto geografico: Africa, Central Commerce History; Africa, Central History
• Altri autori: RossRobert <1949 July 26-> HinfelaarMarja PešaIva
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: part I. Pre-colonial trade and firearms -- part II. Migrancy, mobility and innovation -- part III. Advertising and entrepreneurship -- part IV. Traders.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The objects of life in Central Africa
• ISBN: 90-04-25624-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826388603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Afrika-Studiecentrum series ; ; v. 30.