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Performing Africa Paulla A. Ebron
Performing Africa
Paulla A. Ebron
The jali - a member of a hereditary group of Mandinka professional performers - is a charismatic but contradictory figure. This book shows how the jali's talents at performance make him a genius at representation - the ideal figure to tell us about the "Africa" that the world imagines, which is always a thing of illusion, magic, and contradiction.
264 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 25, 2002 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691074894 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 264 |
| Dimensions | 234 × 159 × 22 mm · 450 g |
| Language | English |