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September 01 2012
Burning the Mabanda: Incendiary Acts, Interpretive Frames, and Iconoclash in the Indian Ocean
William Cunningham Bissell
William Cunningham Bissell
William Cunningham Bissell is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology & Sociology, Lafayette College. His most recent book, Urban Design, Chaos, and Colonial Power in Zanzibar (2011), focuses on the irrationality and incoherence of modern planning. bissellw@lafayette.edu
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William Cunningham Bissell
William Cunningham Bissell is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology & Sociology, Lafayette College. His most recent book, Urban Design, Chaos, and Colonial Power in Zanzibar (2011), focuses on the irrationality and incoherence of modern planning. bissellw@lafayette.edu
Online Issn: 1937-2108
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African Arts (2012) 45 (3): 70–83.
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William Cunningham Bissell; Burning the Mabanda: Incendiary Acts, Interpretive Frames, and Iconoclash in the Indian Ocean. African Arts 2012; 45 (3): 70–83. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/AFAR_a_00012
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