Civilisation and Nineteenth-Century Art: A European Concept in Global Context

by David O'Brien

Over the course of the long nineteenth century, Civilisation was the subject of some of the most prominent public mural paintings and sculptures in Europe and the United States, especially those that speculated on the direction of history. It also underpinned Western depictions of non-Western societies and evaluations of social progress and artistic excellence.
The essays in this volume explore the ways in which the idea of Civilisation acted as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784992682
• ISBN13: 9781784992682
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 9.5"