The fabric of Africanity: Tracing the global threads of authenticity

Anthropological Theory

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-216

  Sylvanus, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Authenticity; Commodities; Consumption; Cultural industries; Identity; Textiles

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249160654     PISSN: 14634996     EISSN: 17412641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1463499607077298     Document Type: Review

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