African Luxury: Aesthetics and Politics

African Luxury: Aesthetics and Politics
Mehita Iqani, Simidele Dosekun
RRP:
NZ$ 77.00
Our Price:
NZ$ 65.45
Paperback
h248 x 171mm - 180pg
15 Jan 2020
International import eta 10-30 days
9781789382211
Out Of Stock
Currently no stock in-store, stock is sourced to your order
Moving far beyond predominant views of Africa as a place to be "saved," and even more recent celebratory formulations of it as "rising," African Luxury: Aesthetics and Politics highlights and critically interrogates the visual and material cultures of lavish and luxurious consumption already present on the continent. Methodologically, conceptually, and analytically, this collection dismantles taken-for-granted ideas that the West is the source and focus of high-end and hyper-desirable material cultures. It explores what the culture of consumption means in Africa in both historical and contemporary contexts, studying diverse luxury phenomena including fashion advertising, reality television, retail, gendered consumption, and gardening to re-center the discussion on existing contemporary luxury cultures across the continent.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781789382211
Published: 15 Jan 2020
Published In:
Imprint: Intellect Books
Publisher: Intellect Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 248mm
Width: 171mm
Spine: 15mm
Pages: 180

In stock - for items in stock we aim to dispatch the next business day. For delivery in NZ allow 2-5 business days, with rural taking a wee bit longer.

Locally sourced in NZ - stock comes from a NZ supplier with an approximate delivery of 7-15 business days.

International Imports - stock is imported into NZ, depending on air or sea shipping option from the international supplier stock can take 10-30 working days to arrive into NZ. 

Pre-order Titles - delivery will vary depending on where the title is published, if local stock is available in NZ then 5-7 business days, for international imports it can be 10-30 business days. In all cases we will access the quickest supply option.

Delivery Packaging - we ship all items in cardboard sleeves or by box with either packing paper or corn starch chips. (We avoid using plastics bubble bags)

Tracking - Orders are delivered by track and trace courier and are fully insured, tracking information will be sent by email once dispatched.

View our full Order & Delivery information