Art's Agency and Art HistoryISBN: 978-1-4051-3538-2
Paperback
240 pages
June 2007, Wiley-Blackwell
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Art's Agency and Art History re-articulates the relationship
of the anthropology of art to key methodological and theoretical
approaches in art history, sociology, and linguistics.
- Explores important concepts and perspectives in the
anthropology of art
- Includes nine groundbreaking case studies by an internationally
renowned group of art historians and art theorists
- Covers a wide range of periods, including Bronze-Age China,
Classical Greece, Rome, and Mayan, as well as the modern Western
world
- Features an introductory essay by leading experts, which helps
clarify issues in the field
- Includes numerous illustrations