Much Maligned Monsters: A History of European Reactions to Indian Art

by Partha Mitter

Book Overview

In this fascinating study, Partha Mitter traces the history of European reactions to Indian art, from the earliest encounters of explorers with the exotic. East to the more sophisticated but still incomplete appreciations of the early twentieth century. Mitter's new Preface reflects upon the profound changes in Western interpretations of non-Western societies over the past fifteen years.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226532399
• ISBN13: 9780226532394
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"