The African dwelling : from traditional to Western style homes /

Housing has changed in Sub-Saharan Africa since the Europeans arrived. Africans no longer live in traditional homes. This historical transition from "hut to house," from traditional to Western style, reflects slavery, colonialism and other social influences. This book focuses on Cameroon,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Ellong, Epée (Author), Chehab-Epée, Diane (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
Subjects:
Dwellings > Cameroon.
Architecture, Domestic > Cameroon.
Vernacular architecture > Cameroon.
Architecture, Colonial > Cameroon.
Habitations > Cameroun.
Architecture vernaculaire > Cameroun.
Architecture coloniale > Cameroun.
Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
Architecture, Colonial
Architecture, Domestic
Dwellings
Vernacular architecture
Cameroon
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword (Jack Travis); Preface (Epée Ellong); Introduction; 1. Hut of Congo, Hut of Cameroon; Sudanian-Sahelian Historical Band; Guinean Historical Band; Equatorial-Southern Historical Band; Eastern Historical Band; Architectural Links; 2. Traditional Dwellings of Cameroon; Thatch Architecture; Straw Architecture; Architecture of Raffia Braids; 3. Colonial Dwellings; The Encounter of the "Hut" and the Modern "Villa"; The Colonial House; From "Hut" to "Villa"; 4. Directions for an Architecture; Transformations from Hut to Modern Home
  • The Architect and the "Villa"Materials for an Architecture; A Hut for an Architecture; 5. Death and the Dwelling; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

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