African Modernism and Its Afterlives

African Modernism and Its AfterlivesBrings together research by Africanist anthropologists and architectural historians who share in the pursuit of an archaeology of modernist architecture in Africa. Case studies connect the colonial and postcolonial origins of modernist architecture, the historical processes, and present use and habitation. 132 b w and 35 col. photographs. Read the introduction for free here.

Franks incorporates important concepts from the fields of risk management

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he uncovers motives and appreciations of movement

This book is a timely intervention into the apparently growing culture wars around free speech as a political and social issue

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