{"product_id":"conquest-and-construction-palace-architecture-in-northern-cameroon-9789004309104","title":"Conquest and Construction: Palace Architecture in Northern Cameroon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Conquest and Construction Mark Dike DeLancey investigates the palace architecture of northern Cameroon, a region that was conquered in the early nineteenth century by primarily semi-nomadic, pastoralist, Muslim, Fulɓe forces and incorporated as the largest emirate of the Sokoto Caliphate. Palace architecture is considered first and foremost as political in nature, and therefore as responding not only to the needs and expectations of the conquerors, but also to those of the largely sedentary, agricultural, non-Muslim conquered peoples who constituted the majority population. In the process of reconciling the cultures of these various constituents, new architectural forms and local identities were constructed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[...] 'this study furthermore emphasizes that architecture, African no less than any other, must be contextualized in order to better comprehend the history of forms and architectural decisions'.    Syprien Christian Zogo, Laval University, in African Studies Quarterly, Volume 17, Issue 4, February 2018, pp. 121-122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Transcription, Translation, and Transliteration\t\t\t\t\t  Introduction\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Chapter One:  Architectural Form\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Chapter Two:  Political Symbolism  Chapter Three:  Spatial Orientation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Chapter Four:  Ritual Movement\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Chapter Five:  Secrecy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Conclusion\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Bibliography  Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210680131927,"sku":"9789004309104","price":88.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/conquest-and-construction-palace-architecture-in-northern-cameroon-9789004309104","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}