MUNTU. AN OUTLINE OF AFRICAN CULTURE. By Janheinz Jahn. Translated by Marjorie Grene.

JAHN, JANHEINZ. GRENE, MARJORIE, translated by.

Published by Faber and Faber Limited, 24 Russell Square., London, 1961

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FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. 267 + [2] pp. Bound in original blue cloth, gilt, in pictorial dust wrapper, which has edge wear, including some loss at head of spine. Minor wear to extremities, but otherwise a very good clean copy. Presentation inscription from author on half title. Illustrated by 16 pages of black and white photographic plates and by double page map at end. A study in the diffusion of Sub-Saharan African culture to North and South America. It covers art, literature and ethnography in general. Janheinz Jahn (1918-73) was a German scholar of African culture. The work was first published in Germany in 1958. ETHNOGRAPHY AFRICA ETHNOGRAPHY AFRICA HISTORY ILLUSTRATED ETHNOGRAPHY.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: MUNTU. AN OUTLINE OF AFRICAN CULTURE. By Janheinz Jahn. Translated by Marjorie Grene.
• Publisher: Faber and Faber Limited, 24 Russell Square., London
• Publication Date: 1961