Picturing a colonial past : the African photographs of Isaac Schapera / John L. Comaroff, Jean Comaroff, & Deborah James, editor.
| Author/creator | Schapera, Isaac |
| Other author | Comaroff, John L., 1945- |
| Other author | Comaroff, Jean. |
| Other author | James, Deborah, Dr. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007. |
| Description | xiv, 224 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | African photographs of Isaac Schapera |
| Contents | Editorial note -- Isaac Schapera, two portraits of the ethnographer -- Letter from Chief Linchwe II of the Kgatla -- Introduction: The portraits of an ethnographer as a young man / Jean and John Comaroff -- Isaac Schapera (1905-2003) : his life and times / Adam Kuper -- The Bakgatla Bagakgafêla : preliminary report of field investigations, 1933 / Isaac Schapera -- African images : the photographs of Isaac Schapera in Bechuanaland and elsewhere, 1929-1940 -- Motse : the architecture of village life -- Mo gae : domestic scenes -- Ditshwantshó : portraits -- Bana : children, at play and work -- Bogwêra : initiation rites -- Tiro : the work of production -- Moroka : the rainmaker -- Kgotla : the public sphere -- Banna ba ditshaba : others. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006019439 |
| ISBN | 9780226114118 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226114112 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780226114125 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226114120 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DT15 .S34 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |