Unpacking Culture: Art and Commodity in Colonial and Postcolonial Worlds

By Ruth B. Phillips

Book Overview

Tourist art production is a global phenomenon and is increasingly recognized as an important and authentic expression of indigenous visual traditions. These thoughtful, engaging essays provide a comparative perspective on the history, character, and impact of tourist art in colonized societies in three areas of the world: Africa, Oceania, and North America. Ranging broadly historically and geographically, Unpacking Culture is the first collection to bring together substantial case studies on this topic from around the world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520207971
• ISBN13: 9780520207974
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 435 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"