Description
Also available in hardback, 9781859731345 GBP50.00 (September, 1997)
About the Author
Jeremy MacClancy Oxford Brookes University
Reviews
'Here we have an interesting collection of new ethnographic studies examining the nexus between art, politics and cultural identity.'... 'Economically priced, well indexed and adequately illustrated, 'Contesting Art' makes a fine contribution to the growing literature in this field.'Canberra Anthropology'[This book] finds its unity by focusing on the use of art as a means of creating and affirming identity in multicultural contexts... [an] excellent book.'American Anthropologist'Contesting Art is written in a lucid style which makes it accessible and useful. It is also noteworthy for examining Western art anthropologically, not only focusing on societites outside the West.'Ethnos'The range of questions raised here is astonishing and the controversies are endlessly provocative.'Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute'Important and interesting issues of art,empowerment,and advocacy in a changing and increasingly interconnected world...Contesting art is wri
Book Information
ISBN 9781859731390
Author Jeremy MacClancy
Format Paperback
Page Count 264
Imprint Berg Publishers
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 312g