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The Tuareg (Kel Tamasheq) are an ancient nomadic people who have
inhabited the Sahara, one of the most extreme environments in the
world, for millennia. In what ways have the lives of the Tuareg
changed, and what roles do they have, in a modern and increasingly
globalized world? Here, leading scholars explore the many facets of
contemporary Tuareg existence: from transnational identity to
international politics, from economy to social structure, from
music to beauty, from mobility to slavery. This book provides a
comprehensive portrait of Saharan life in transition, presenting an
important new theoretical approach to the anthropology and history
of the region. Dealing with issues of mobility, cosmopolitanism,
and transnational movements, this is essential reading for students
and scholars of the history, culture and society of the Tuareg, of
nomadic peoples, and of North Africa more widely. This book is the
first comprehensive study of the Tuareg today, exploring the ways
in which the Tuareg themselves are moving global.
Erwin Eisch, a pioneer of the international Studio Glass movement,
has helped establish the medium in Europe. His distinctively
distorted glass vessels and imaginative sculptures of mould-blown
glass challenge the distinctions between art forms and between
realism and abstraction. This book also includes Eischs paintings,
drawings and vitreographic prints. This book provides an
introduction to the artist, from his development within the
glass-making tradition of the Bavarian Forest to the present. Eisch
began with functional vessels, including bottles, vases and steins,
often distorting the hot glass, incorporating ceramic moulds and
producing painted glass sculptures. Eisch uses glass, painting,
drawing and printed graphics to overcome the borders between
picture and sculpture. His later output includes drawings,
paintings and prints. Eischs works incorporate vivid elements of
imagination and fantasy, which supplement the reality that inspires
him. This book includes essays, contributions by experts on his
work, more than one hundred illustrations of Eischs work, and
selected writings by the artist himself.
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