Peter Mark Books
Portuguese Style And Luso-African Identity: Precolonial Senegambia, Sixteenth - Nineteenth Centuries
Annotation. In this detailed history of domestic architecture in West Africa, Peter Mark shows how building styles are closely associated with social status and ethnic identity. Mark documents the...
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The Forgotten Diaspora: Jewish Communities In West Africa And The Making Of The Atlantic World
By Peter Mark, José Da Silva Horta, Peter Mark, José Da Silva Horta, Professor José Da Silva Horta
"This book traces the history of early seventeenth-century Portuguese Sephardic traders who settled in two communities on Senegal's Petite Côte. There, they lived as public Jews, under the spiritua...
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The Wild Bull And The Sacred Forest: Form, Meaning, And Change In Senegambian Initiation Masks
By Peter Mark, Mark, Peter, 1948-
The vibrant culture of the Jola people of Senegal's Casamance region is epitomized by the colorful rituals of the male initiation ceremony, which occurs once in a generation. In The Wild Bull and t...
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Africa: The Art Of A Continent : 100 Works Of Power And Beauty
By Ekpo Eyo, Tom Phillips, Peter Mark, Suzanne Blier, Anthony Appiah, Kwame Anthony Appiah
Inspired By A Landmark Exhibition Of Art On View At The Guggenheim Museum, This Book Provides An Accessible Overview To One Of The World's Great Art Traditions. Africa Is The Birthplace Of Human Ci...
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A Cultural, Economic, And Religious History Of The Basse Casamance Since 1500
By Peter Mark, Peter , 1948- Mark
Peter Mark. Bibliography: P. [127]-136.
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"Portuguese" Style And Luso-African Identity: Precolonical Senegambia,
Annotation In This Detailed History Of Domestic Architecture In West Africa, Peter Mark Shows How Building Styles Are Closely Associated With Social Status And Ethnic Identity. Mark Documents The W...
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