Memory. Luba Art and the Making of History
Munich: Prestel, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Small Folio. 259pp. Original color photo-illustrated dustjacket over blue cloth with gilt-stamped lettering on cover and spine. Gray endpapers. Profusely illustrated with color and b/w photographs, many of the color photographs full-page. "Memory is a subject of timely and far-reaching import. As postmodernists question the nature of truth, memory, and history; as history books are rewritten to reflect multiculturalism, polyvocality, and the decentring of knowledge; as the humanities become increasingly reflexive; and as issues of memory loss and retrieval are researched, debated, and litigated, it is appropriate to consider how other cultures conceive and use memory." (authors). Exploration of relationships of memory, history, and art made and used by the Luba, a central African people of southeastern Zaire. Brodart protection somewhat rubbed. Block slightly yellowed in margins not affecting images. DJ and binding in fine, interior in overall good+ condition. g+ to fine. Item #39312
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