Art and the British Empire (Paperback)

Tim Barringer, Geoff Quilley, Douglas Fordham

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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 Recent scholarship in history, anthropology, literature and post-colonial studies has superseded traditional definitions of empire as a monolithic political and economic project.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. -- .

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Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2009
First published:	2007
Editors:	Tim Barringer • Geoff Quilley • Douglas Fordham
Dimensions:	240 x 170 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	442
ISBN-13:	978-0-7190-8193-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	0-7190-8193-9
Barcode:	9780719081934