Edges of Empire
Orientalism and Visual Culture
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Beschreibung
Edges of Empire is a timely reassessment of the history andlegacy of Orientalist art and visual culture through its focus onthe intersection between modernization, modernism and Orientalism.
* Covers indigenous art and agency, contemporary practices ofcollection and display, and a survey of key Orientalisttropes
* Contains original essays on new perspectives for scholars andstudents of art history, architecture, museum studies and culturaland postcolonial studies
* Highlights contested identities and new definitions of selfthrough topics such as 19th century monuments to Empire, culturalcross-dressing, performance and display at the internationalexhibitions, and contemporary museological practice.
Autor*in
Jocelyn Hackforth-Jones
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"A pioneering collection of essays that offers a truly transnational approach to cross-cultural exchange. With great clarity and imagination, Edges of Empire forces us to re-think Orientalism both historically and politically." Michael Hatt, Yale University
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