Masquerade and Money in Urban Nigeria: The Case of Calabar

by Dr Jordan Fenton

Examines the economic and spatial importance of performance arts in West Africa through a close analysis of the masquerade culture of Calabar, the capital city of Nigeria's Cross River State.

Driving into urban Calabar, one is struck by two imposing, monumental rectangular columns, operating not unlike ancient triumphal arches, framing the entrance into Nigeria's capital city of the Cross River State. Relief carvings of Calabar's renowned masking...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1648250262
• ISBN13: 9781648250262
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"