Art History: A Critical Introduction to its Methods

by Michael Hatt and Charlotte Klonk

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Art History: A critical introduction to its methods provides a lively and stimulating introduction to methodological debates within art history. Offering a lucid account of approaches from Hegel to post-colonialism, the book provides a sense of art history’s own history as a discipline from its emergence in the late-eighteenth century to contemporary debates. By explaining the underlying philosophical and political assumptions behind each method, along with clear examples of how these are brought to bear on visual and historical analysis, the authors show that an adherence to a certain method is, in effect, a commitment to a set of...

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  • ISBN10 0719069580
  • ISBN13 9780719069581
  • Publish Date 1 January 2006
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 7 August 2006
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Manchester University Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 264
  • Language English