African Architecture: Evolution and Transformation
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African Architecture: Evolution and Transformation
by Authors:
Nnamdi Elleh
Released: 01 September, 1996
ISBN: 0070215065
Hardcover
Sales Rank: 245,300
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$75.00
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Customer Review #1:
 Poor book
Dear Sirs,When I have ordered the book I thought it will be excellent sourse for me before studing some particular topic. But I was disapointed when I read it from the very begining. It is simply poor. African architecture is very rich. It is hard to imagine how the author could write such a poor book. Photos are also not very good. Everyone who understand and can "read" arcitecture would write that there is not enough information even on the subjects which are described in the book. I would say this book should cost less.
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Customer Review #2:
 Excellent book!
I thought the book was very well written and I also think Nnamdi (also known as Daler Medley) is a very good professor. I had him for an Art History class at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and he certainly helped me have a greater appreciation for African Art. I strongly recommend this book if you are interested in African Art. He always stressed that it is not what kind of letter grade you get in the class, but rather what you get out of the class as a whole. I completely agree with this comment, and its because of his style, and passion towards art as to why I have such a great interest in art today.
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Customer Review #3:
 A book that needs to be written better
Ellehs effort is well-worthy of praise for its scope, but lacks in scholarly quality. Her triple-heritage theory is interesting but poorly-applied in many instances throughout the book, especially because of the broad timeline the book attempts to address. The images are marvelous, and inclusive, though some are incongrous to the articles they accompany. This is a very basic book, good for a coffee table or an introductory course on the subject, but one I could not recommend for the more serious scholar.
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