Unmasking the state: making guinea modern
Auteur :
McGovern, Mike
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226925097
Date de publication :
29 nov. 2012
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,6 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
539 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
When the Republic of Guinea gained independence in 1958, one of the first policies of the new state was a village-to-village eradication of masks and other ritual objects it deemed 'fetishes'. This book intends to understand why this program was so important to the state and examines the complex role it had in creating a unified national identity.