A World Art History and Its Objects

by David Carrier

Book Overview

Is writing a world art history possible? Does the history of art as such even exist outside the Western tradition? Is it possible to consider the history of art in a way that is not fundamentally Eurocentric? In this highly readable and provocative book, David Carrier, a philosopher and art historian, does not attempt to write a world art history himself. Rather, he asks the question of how an art history of all cultures could be written-or whether...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271034157
• ISBN13: 9780271034157
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"