Metalworking in Africa South of the Sahara: An Annotated Bibliography

by Ibironke Lawal

Overview

The knowledge and use of metals has played an important role in the evolution of many African cultures. This bibliography brings together, in one volume, publications on the origins, spread, mining, smelting, smithing, use, functions, aesthetics, significance, and impact of various metals and their alloys on African cultures. Covering African metallurgy from the African Iron Age to the present, this guide is a useful reference tool for archaeology, anthropology, ethnology, history, art, and religion.

Arranged geographically by country, the volume is fully annotated and includes both printed and electronic sources.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313293245
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/26/1995
Series:	African Special Bibliographic Series , #19
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

IBIRONKE O. LAWAL is Coordinator of Branch Science Libraries at the University of Virginia, Science and Engineering Libraries.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Africa/Sub-Saharan Africa
West Africa
Western Sudan
Western Guinea Coast
Eastern Guinea Coast
Central Africa
Southern Africa
Republic of South Africa and Madagascar
East Africa
Index

Editorial Reviews

Synthesizing and augmenting previous bibliographies, most of which were limited to a single metal, cites over 2,700 print and non-print sources of information on the origins, spread, mining, smelting, smithing, use, functions, aesthetics, significance, and cultural impact of various metals and their alloys. Arranged by author under countries in regional sections. The items actually examined, perhaps a third, are described briefly. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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