Art History: A Critical Introduction to Its Methods

by Michael Hatt and Charlotte Klonk

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719069599
• ISBN13: 9780719069598
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"