| Description |
232 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Orientalism debate -- 2. The Orient and culture and imperialism -- 3. Orientalism in art -- 4. Orientalism in architecture -- 5. Orientalism in design -- 6. Orientalism in music -- 7. Orientalism in the theatre |
| Summary |
The Orientalism debate, inspired by the work of Edward Said, has been a major source of cross-disciplinary controversy in recent years. John Mackenzie offers a comprehensive re-evaluation of the vast literature on Orientalism, bringing to the subject some highly original historical perspectives. The book provides the first major discussion of Orientalism by a historian of imperialism. Setting the analysis within the context of conflicting scholarly interpretations, Mackenzie carries the disc |
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ussion into wholly new areas, testing the notion that the Western arts received genuine inspiration from the East by examining the visual arts, architecture, design, music, and theater |
| Analysis |
Orientalism |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Arts, Modern.
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Exoticism in art.
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Orientalism in art.
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| SUBJECT |
Orient http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040515 -- In art.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002011412
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| LC no. |
94043434 |
| ISBN |
0719018617 (hardback) |
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0719045789 (paperback) |
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