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Art History: The Basics is a concise and accessible introduction for the general reader and the undergraduate approaching the history of art for the first time at college or university. It will give you answers to questions like: What is art and art history? What are the main methodologies used to understand art? How have ideas about form, sex and gender shaped representation? What connects art with psychoanalysis, semiotics and Marxism? How are globalization and postmodernism changing art and art history? Each chapter introduces key ideas, issues and debates in art history, including information on relevant websites and image archives. Fully illustrated with an international range of artistic examples, Art History: The Basics also includes helpful subject summaries, further ideas for reading in each chapter, and a useful glossary for easy reference.Product Identifiers
PublisherTaylor & Francis LTD
ISBN-139780415373081
eBay Product ID (ePID)87885905
Product Key Features
Book TitleArt History: the Basics
AuthorGrant Pooke, Diana Newall
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
Number of Pages288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorDiana Newall, Grant Pooke
Series TitleThe Basics
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom