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: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2015]
Colección:Early modern cultural studies (Lincoln, Neb.)
Temas:
1700-1899
Housing > Senegal > Gorée.
Architecture and society > Senegal > Gorée.
ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE > Reference.
HISTORY > Africa > West.
Architecture and society.
Buildings.
Housing.
Social conditions.
Gorée (Senegal) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Gorée (Senegal) > Social conditions > 18th century.
Gorée (Senegal) > Social conditions > 19th century.
Senegal > Gorée.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: an interdisciplinary stroll in early modern West Africa
  • The natural landscape: the island and cartography
  • The built landscape: architecture and urbanism
  • The elite: patrons, critics, and fans
  • The middle: occupational groups
  • The bottom rung: servants and slaves
  • Things: houses and their contents
  • Conclusion: Building memories.

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