Waterstones Art History
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Price: £15.99
Brand: Waterstones
Description: Art History: A critical introduction to its methods provides a lively and stimulating introduction to methodological debates within art history. Offering a lucid account of approaches from Hegel to post-colonialism, the book provides a sense of art history's own history as a discipline from its emergence in the late-eighteenth century to contemporary debates. By explaining the underlying philosophical and political assumptions behind each method, along with clear examples of how these are brought to bear on visual and historical analysis, the authors show that an adherence to a certain method is, in effect, a commitment to a set of beliefs and values. The book makes a strong case for the vitality of the discipline and its methodological centrality to new fields such as visual culture. This book will be of enormous value to undergraduate and graduate students, and also makes its own contributions to ongoing scholarly debates about theory and method.
Category: Books
Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9780719069598
Delivery cost: 2.99
ISBN: 9780719069598
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Author: T. parker
Rating: 5
Review: A recommended source book for my studies
Author: Richard Rowan
Rating: 3
Review: This book is brilliant - so why have I given it only 3 stars? My only criticism is that the majority of works under discussion are not illustrated in the book which makes for frustrating reading. Why analyse a work of art which the reader can't see? There are a few illustrations in the book but bizarrely these are printed in black and white! Had this book been better illustrated I would have unquestioningly given it 5 stars! Disappointing!
