Portrait of an Island : The Architecture and Material Culture of Gorée, Sénégal, 1758-1837 /

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The once-famous trading center of Goree, Senegal, today lies in the busy harbor of the modern city of Dakar. From its beginnings as a modest outpost, Goree became one of the intersections linking African trading routes to the European Atlantic trade. Then as now, people of many nationalities poured...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hinchman, Mark (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2015
Colección:Early modern cultural studies (Lincoln, Neb.)
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Architecture and society > Senegal > Goree.
Housing > Senegal > Goree.
Goree (Senegal) > Social conditions > 19th century.
Goree (Senegal) > Social conditions > 18th century.
Goree (Senegal) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : an interdisciplinary stroll in early modern West Africa
  • 1. The natural landscape : the island and cartography
  • 2. The built landscape : architecture and urbanism
  • 3. The elite : patrons, critics, and fans
  • 4. The middle : occupational groups
  • 5. The bottom rung : servants and slaves
  • 6. Things : houses and their contents
  • Conclusion : building memories
  • Appendix of tables.

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