{"product_id":"art-innovation-and-politics-in-eighteenthcentury-benin-9780253335036","title":"Art Innovation and Politics in EighteenthCentury","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuestions to what extent art operates as political strategy. This title demonstrates that it is possible to tease out the political meaning of material objects and thereby illuminate the connections between art and politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The wealth of historiographic resources, the command of relevant literature, the ethnographic research and prudent use of oral traditions give this work a high degree of ... intellectual excitement... a landmark in the field.\" - Warren d'Azevedo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eThe Study of 18th-Century Benin Art\u003cbr\u003eKings and Chiefs in the 17th and 18th Centuries\u003cbr\u003eArt and Innovation in the 18th Century\u003cbr\u003eObas Ewuakpe, Akenzua I and Eresoyen in 18th-Century Art and Tradition\u003cbr\u003eArt as Political Strategy\u003cbr\u003eGlossary of Names\u003cbr\u003eGlossary of Terms\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400674648407,"sku":"9780253335036","price":29.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253335036.jpg?v=1730471266","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/art-innovation-and-politics-in-eighteenthcentury-benin-9780253335036","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}