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World Views Laurie Adams

World Views By Laurie Adams

World Views by Laurie Adams

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Comprises eleven chapters, each focusing on an area of non-Western or Native American art. This work contains nearly 180 illustrations that introduce students to important subjects and artworks outside of the Western tradition.

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World Views: Topics in Non-western Art by Laurie Adams

This text comprises eleven chapters, each focusing on a discrete area of non-Western or Native American art. With nearly 180 illustrations (many in full color) and an accessible 8 1/2 x 11 format, students are introduced to important subjects and artworks outside of the Western tradition.

About Laurie Adams

Laurie Schneider Adams received a Ph.D. in Art History from Columbia University. She is Professor of Art History at John Jay College, City University of New York, where she teaches art survey, and at the Graduate Center, where she teaches courses on the Italian Renaissance and on Art and Psychoanalysis. She has published articles on iconography and on art and psychology. She is the editor of Giotto in Perspectiveand of the journal Source: Notes in the History of Art; the author of A History of Western Art, The Methodologies of Art, Art and Psychoanalysis, and Art on Trial; and co-author (with Maria Grazia Pernis) of Federico da Montefeltro and Sigismondo Malatesta: The Eagle and the Elephant and of 5 children's books (with Allison Coudert).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Rock Paintings and Petroglyphs Rock Paintings in Australia The Sahara Native American Petroglyphs of the Plains Chapter 2: Topics in Chinese Art Neolithic to First Empire The Tomb of Emperor Qin Chinese Characters, Calligraphy, and Painting Chapter 3: South Asia: The Indus Valley Civilization Indus Valley Civilization The Origin of Buddhism Buddhist Architecture and Sculpture Chapter 4: Buddhist Art in India and China Rock-Cut Architecture Gupta Sculpture The Ajanta Caves Buddhist Expansion in China Images of the Buddha Beyond India and China Chapter 5: The Expansion of Islam Islam Persian Miniature Painting The Mughal Dynasty of India Chapter 6: Buddhist and Hindu Developments in East Asia Buddhist Paradise Sects The Pagoda The Buddhist Monastery: Horyu-ji The Vishnu Temple The Orissan Temple Synthesis of Buddhism and Hinduism at Angkor Chapter 7: Mesoamerican and the Andes Mesoamerica Olmec Teotihaucan Maya The Aztec Empire Art of the Andes Chapter 8: Aspects of Northwest Coast and Native North American Art Haida The United States Regions Chapter 9: Japanese Woodblock Prints Ukiyo-e Utagawa Kunisada Utagawa Toypkuni Kitagawa Utamaro Keisei Eisen Chapter 10: Aspects of Oceanic Art Polynesia Melanesia Chapter 11: Africa: The Royal Art of Benin The Oba and the Queen Mother Portuguese Influence and Palace Architecture Protective Devices

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CIN0072872020VG
9780072872026
0072872020
World Views: Topics in Non-western Art by Laurie Adams
Laurie Adams
Used - Very Good
Paperback
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
20030801
160
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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