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Offers a comprehensive analysis of the history, archaeology, and ethnology of copper in sub-Saharan Africa. This book introduces the ritual, social, and political aspects of copper working and consumption, deals with the copper trade and examines the roles it played in traditional sub-Saharan African society.

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Red Gold of Africa is researched with a depth of scholarship that will leave future historians green with envy. It is also written with a literary eloquence which makes each new idea a joy to savour. The judgements are made with humane detachment and cool humour to enhance their persuasive force. The book is a masterpiece." —Journal of African History

"Eugenia W. Herbert addresses the subject from a multidisciplinary perspective, examining technology, history, oral tradition, economics, symbolic anthropology, and archaeology." —American Historical Review

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Red Gold of Africa Copper in Precolonial History

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      Publisher MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin
      Published 1/31/2003 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780299096045
      978-0299096045
      ISBN-10 0299096041
      Also in:
      African history History: specific events and topics

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Offers a comprehensive analysis of the history, archaeology, and ethnology of copper in sub-Saharan Africa. This book introduces the ritual, social, and political aspects of copper working and consumption, deals with the copper trade and examines the roles it played in traditional sub-Saharan African society.

      Trade Review
      Red Gold of Africa is researched with a depth of scholarship that will leave future historians green with envy. It is also written with a literary eloquence which makes each new idea a joy to savour. The judgements are made with humane detachment and cool humour to enhance their persuasive force. The book is a masterpiece." —Journal of African History

      "Eugenia W. Herbert addresses the subject from a multidisciplinary perspective, examining technology, history, oral tradition, economics, symbolic anthropology, and archaeology." —American Historical Review

      "Red Gold of Africa is a sensitive piece of scholarship, an important addition to the literature for those who seek understanding of culture through its material and technological rendition." —Technology and Culture

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