{"product_id":"art-history-the-basics-paperback","title":"Art History: The Basics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiana Newall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGrant Pooke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in its second edition, this volume is an accessible introduction to the history of art. Using an international range of examples, it provides the reader with a toolkit of concepts, ideas and methods relevant to understanding art history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition is fully updated with colour illustrations, increased coverage of non-western art and extended discussions of contemporary art theory. It introduces key ideas, issues and debates, exploring questions such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is art and what is meant by art history?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat approaches and methodologies are used to interpret and evaluate art?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow have ideas regarding medium, gender, identity and difference informed representation?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat perspectives can psychoanalysis, semiotics and social art histories bring to the study of the discipline?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow are the processes of postcolonialism, decolonisation and globalisation changing approaches to art history?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplete with helpful subject summaries, a glossary, suggestions for future reading and guidance on relevant image archives, this book\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis an ideal starting point for anyone studying art history as well as general readers with an interest in the subject. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiana Newall\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Staff Tutor and an Associate Lecturer in Art History at The Open University and a Consultant Lecturer for Sotheby's Institute of Art. She is co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Chronology of Pattern\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), has published on Cretan art and is editor of \u003ci\u003eArt and Its Global Histories, A Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrant Pooke\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Honorary Senior Fellow in Art History of the University of Kent and teaches for The Open University. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eFrancis Klingender: A Marxist Art Historian Out of Time\u003c\/em\u003e (2008), co-author of \u003cem\u003eFifty Key Texts in Art History\u003c\/em\u003e (2012) and \u003cem\u003eNarratives for Indian Modernity: The Aesthetic of Brij Mohan Anand\u003c\/em\u003e (2016).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50481089315053,"sku":"9780415856614","price":43.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/art-history-the-basics-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}