Ethno-Baroque: Materiality, Aesthetics and Conflict in Modern-Day Macedonia

by Rozita Dimova

In post-1991 Macedonia, Barok furniture came to represent affluence and success during a period of transition to a new market economy. This furniture marked the beginning of a larger Baroque style that influenced not only interior decorations in people's homes but also architecture and public spaces. By tracing the signifier Baroque, the book examines the reconfiguration of hierarchical relations among (ethnic) groups, genders, and countries in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178238040X
• ISBN13: 9781782380405
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"