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Social History of Art, Volume 1
First published in 1951, Arnold Hauser’s commanding work presents an account of the development and meaning of art, from its origins in the Stone Age through to the “Film Age.” This new edition of a classic work explores historical and social movements and the effects these have had on the production of art–the centrality of class and class struggle, the cultural roles of ideologies and the determining influence of modes of economic development. There are 144 illustrations within the four volumes and each volume has a new general introduction by Jonathan Harris which traces the history of Hauser’s project, discusses the relevance of the work for art history today, provides a synopsis of Hauser’s narrative, and offers a critical guide that highlights major themes, trends and arguments.
Art History, Volume 1 (4th Edition) (MyArtsLab Series)
ART HISTORY provides students with the most student-friendly, contextual, and inclusive art history survey text on the market.ย These hallmarks make ART HISTORY the choice for instructors who seek to actively engage their students in the study of art.ย
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This new edition of ART HISTORY is the result of a happy and productive collaboration between two scholar-teachers (Marilyn Stokstad and Michael Cothren) who share a common vision that survey courses on the history of art should be filled with as much enjoyment as erudition, and that they should foster an enthusiastic, as well as an educated, public for the visual arts.ย
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Like its predecessors, this new edition seeks to balance formal and iconographic analysis with contextual art history in order to craft interpretations that will engage a diverse student population.ย Throughout the text, the visual arts are treated as part of a larger world, in which geography, politics, religion, economics, philosophy, social life, and the other fine arts are related components of a vibrant and cultural landscape.
