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24 - Anthropology and Development Studies
School of Oriental and African Studies : A - Social Anthropology
Central Nigeria Unmasked: Arts of the Benue River Valley
Fardon shared responsibility for the conception of the volume: co-authored its Introduction with Berns; lead edited Part II, of which he wrote Chapters 7,8,10 & Interleaf G, & assembled Chapter 9; edited and translated the Epilogue; co-edited several other contributions.
In 2/3 million words, Central Nigeria Unmasked presents an unprecedented synthesis and extension of research into the art of the Benue River Valley. The book occupied a majority of Fardon’s research time between 2005 and 2012, when he was responsible with Berns for its overall conception (hence the co-authored Introduction), edited or wrote the Middle Benue section, and also edited, translated or commented upon most other chapters. While drawing upon Fardon’s Column to Volume (2005) and Fusions (2007) for some basic research on Chamba figures and masks, Central Nigeria Unmasked is entirely original in terms of its regional scope.
