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The Pan-African nation : oil and the spectacle of culture in Nigeria /
When Nigeria hosted the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) in 1977, it celebrated a global vision of black nationhood and citizenship animated by the exuberance of its recent oil boom. Andrew Apter's The Pan-African Nation tells the full story of this cultural...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | When Nigeria hosted the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) in 1977, it celebrated a global vision of black nationhood and citizenship animated by the exuberance of its recent oil boom. Andrew Apter's The Pan-African Nation tells the full story of this cultural extravaganza, from Nigeria's spectacular rebirth as a rapidly developing petro-state to its dramatic demise when the boom went bust. According to Apter, FESTAC expanded the horizons of blackness in Nigeria to mirror the global circuits of its economy. By showcasing masks, dances, images, and souvenirs fr. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 334 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-321) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226023564 0226023567 9780226023540 0226023540 9780226023557 0226023559 1282426087 9781282426085 9786612426087 661242608X |