Persuasion and Propaganda
Monuments and the Eighteenth-Century British Empire
Format:Hardback
Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press
Published:23rd Aug '06
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In the eighteenth century, sugar planters, merchants, aristocrats, politicians, and governments erected hundreds of commemorative monuments throughout the British Empire. This work is a study of these works of art within the framework of colonial politics and political culture.Lavishly illustrated, Persuasion and Propaganda is the first study of these works of art within the framework of colonial politics and political culture
"One of the most neglected subjects of eighteenth-century British and European art - the use of commemorative monuments to validate empire-building." Romita Ray, Museum of Art, The University of Georgia
ISBN: 9780773531307
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 920g
496 pages