Colonialism and the Object

. Ed(s): Barringer, Tim; Flynn, Tom

ISBN 10: 0415157765 / ISBN 13: 9780415157766

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, 1997

About this Item

This work examines the artistic production of imperial nations and their colonies and aims to show how it was affected by colonial contact. It also presents case studies of objects from India, China and Africa which were collected by or exhibited in the institutions of the British Empire. Editor(s): Barringer, Tim; Flynn, Tom. Series: Museum Meanings. Num Pages: 236 pages, 10 line figures, 50 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AC; GM; HBG; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440. . 1997. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Colonialism and the Object
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415157765
• ISBN 13: 9780415157766
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Drawing together intensive case studies from an international group of scholars, the editors explore the impact of colonial contact with other cultures on the material culture of both the colonized and the imperial nation.

About the Author

Tim Barringer is a lecturer in History of Art at the University of Birmingham, following earlier positions at Birbeck College, University of London and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Tom Flynn is a freelance art historian and writer. He is currently completing a book on sculpture and the body.