Art history : a critical introduction to its methods /
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| Author / Contributor: | Hatt, Michael, |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2006. |
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| Summary: | Unique in its approach, by applying the different theories used in art history to one painting, Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon An ideal text for teaching, it provides a lively and stimulating introduction to methodological debates within the subject Offers a lucid account of approaches from Hegel to post-colonialism by explaining the philosophical and political assumptions behind each approach using clear examples Offers a sense of art history's own history as a discipline, from its emergence in the late-eighteenth century to contemporary practices |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 250 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0719069580 9780719069581 0719069599 9780719069598 |