{"product_id":"african-modernism-and-its-afterlives-9781789384031","title":"African Modernism and Its Afterlives","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe legacy of colonial and postcolonial African architecture.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edited collection of essays and image-driven pieces by anthropologists, archaeologists, architects, and historians examines the legacies of African architecture from around the time of independence through examples from different countries. Drawing on ethnography, archival research, and careful observation of buildings, remains, and people, the case studies seek to connect the colonial and postcolonial origins of modernist architecture, the historical processes they underwent, and their present use and habitation, adaptation, and decay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeriving from a workshop in connection with the 2015 exhibition “Forms of Freedom” at the National Museum in Oslo and the Venice Biennale, the volume combines recent developments in architectural history, the anthropology of modernism and of material culture, and contemporary archaeology to move beyond the admiration or preservation of prized architectural heritage. It aims to complicate the contemplation—or critique—of ruins and ruination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfrican Modernism and Its Afterlives\u003c\/em\u003e offers a comprehensive exploration of these themes, providing a deeper understanding of the complex legacy of modernist architecture in Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47429706612972,"sku":"9781789384031","price":68.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781789384031.jpg?v=1774560027","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/african-modernism-and-its-afterlives-9781789384031","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}