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Art and the British Empire

Timothy Barringer

4.6/5 ( ratings)

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 Recent scholarship in history, anthropology, literature and post-colonial studies has superseded traditional definitions of empire as a monolithic political and economic project.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

Language: English

Pages: 432

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Release: May 15, 2007

ISBN: 0719073928

ISBN 13: 9780719073922

Art and the British Empire

Timothy Barringer

4.6/5 ( ratings)

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 Recent scholarship in history, anthropology, literature and post-colonial studies has superseded traditional definitions of empire as a monolithic political and economic project.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

Language: English

Pages: 432

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Release: May 15, 2007

ISBN: 0719073928

ISBN 13: 9780719073922

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