Architecture, Islam, and Identity in West Africa: Lessons from Larabanga

Architecture, Islam, and Identity in West Africa shows you the relationship between architecture and Islamic identity in West Africa.

Author: Michelle Apotsos
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 06/01/2016
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781138192461

About the Author

Michelle Apotsos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Art at Williams College, Massachusetts, USA, where she specializes in African architecture and the arts of the Afro-Islamic world. Her research focuses on the intersections between Afro-Islamic identity, architecture, and modernization as they are occurring in contemporary Africa. She received her PhD from Stanford University, USA, in 2013.