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Art and the British Empire
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Art and the British Empire
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Tim Barringer
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Edited by Geoff Quilley
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Edited by Douglas Fordham
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:464 | Dimensions(mm): Height 240,Width 170 |
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Category/Genre | Art styles not defined by date British and Irish History |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780719081934
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Classifications | Dewey:909.0971241 |
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Audience | Undergraduate | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
Illustrations |
Illustrations, black & white|Illustrations, colour
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Manchester University Press
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Imprint |
Manchester University Press
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Publication Date |
1 September 2009 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This pioneering study argues that the concept of 'empire' belongs at the centre, rather than in the margins, of British art history. Recent scholarship in history, anthropology, literature and post-colonial studies has superseded traditional definitions of empire as a monolithic political and economic project. Emerging across the humanities is the idea of empire as a complex and contested process, mediated materially and imaginatively by multifarious forms of culture. The twenty essays in Art and the British Empire offer compelling methodological solutions to this ambiguity, while engaging in subtle visual analysis of a previously neglected body of work. Authors from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the USA and the UK examine a wide range of visual production, including book illustration, portraiture, monumental sculpture, genre and history painting, visual satire, marine and landscape painting, photography and film. Together these essays propose a major shift in the historiography of British art and a blueprint for further research. -- .
Author Biography
Tim Barringer is Paul Mellon Professor of the History of Art at Yale University. Geoff Quilley is Curator of Maritime Art at the National Maritime Museum, London. Douglas Fordham is Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Virginia.
Reviews"The book is produced to a very high standard: quality paper, spacious lay-out, 127 black and white and 19 beautifully reproduced illustrations. It is a pleasure to hold and behold." --Terry Barringer, African Research & Documentation, No. 103 (2007)
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