Art's Agency and Art History

Robin Osborne editor Jeremy Tanner editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:16th Apr '07

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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
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"A very interesting volume, not only for the excellent quality of its chapters, but also because it shows promising perspectives in the cross-fertilization between anthropology and art history." (Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, March 2009)

"This book represents an extended, timely and extremely valuable exploration of the applicability of the work of Alfred Gell." (The Classical Review, 2008)

"Not a single paper presented here failed to provoke or delight this reviewer. This edited volume offers an excellent introduction to Gell’s ideas.... It will surely form an important place in the growing canon of Gell-inspired literature." (Journal of Hellenic Studies, February 2009)

ISBN: 9781405135382

Dimensions: 231mm x 152mm x 13mm

Weight: 345g

240 pages