Africa's Struggle for Its Art: History of a Postcolonial Defeat

by Baenaedicte Savoy and Bénédicte Savoy

Book Overview

A major new history of how African nations, starting in the 1960s, sought to reclaim the art looted by Western colonial powers For decades, African nations have fought for the return of countless works of art stolen during the colonial era and placed in Western museums. In Africa's Struggle for Its Art , B?n?dicte Savoy brings to light this largely unknown but deeply important history. One of the world's foremost experts on restitution and cultural...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691234736
• ISBN13: 9780691234731
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.4"