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EDGES OF EMPIRE
ORIENTALISM AND VISUAL CULTURE |
| By: |
Jocelyn Hackforth-Jones (Editor), Mary Roberts (Editor) |
| Format: |
Other digital |
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£66.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0470773901 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780470773901 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 February, 2008 |
| Series: |
New Interventions in Art History |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Description: |
Edges of Empire is a timely reassessment of the history and legacy of Orientalist art and visual culture through its focus on the intersection between modernization, modernism and Orientalism. |
| Synopsis: |
Edges of Empire is a timely reassessment of the history and legacy of Orientalist art and visual culture through its focus on the intersection between modernization, modernism and Orientalism. * Covers indigenous art and agency, contemporary practices of collection and display, and a survey of key Orientalist tropes * Contains original essays on new perspectives for scholars and students of art history, architecture, museum studies and cultural and postcolonial studies * Highlights contested identities and new definitions of self through topics such as 19th century monuments to Empire, cultural cross-dressing, performance and display at the international exhibitions, and contemporary museological practice. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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