{"product_id":"9781845204921","title":"History of Visual Culture Western Civilization from the 18th to the 21st Century","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHistory of Visual Culture\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWestern Civilization from the 18th to the 21st Century\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJane Kromm | Susan Benforado Bakewell\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesign \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of Visual Culture\u003c\/i\u003e is a history of ideas. The recent explosion of interest in visual culture suggests the phenomenon is very recent. But visual culture has a history. Knowledge began to be systematically grounded in observation and display from the Enlightenment. Since then, from the age of industrialisation and colonialism to today's globalised world, visual culture has continued to shape our ways of thinking and of interpreting the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarefully structured to cover a wide history and geography, \u003ci\u003eA History of Visual Culture \u003c\/i\u003eis divided into themed sections - Revolt and Revolution; Science and Empiricism; Gaze and Spectacle; Acquisition, Display, and Desire; Conquest, Colonialism, and Globalization; Image and Reality; Media and Visual Technologies. Each section presents a carefully selected range of case studies from across the last 250 years, designed to illustrate how all kinds of visual media have shaped our technology, aesthetics, politics and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Kromm\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Art History at Purchase College, State University of New York and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Frenzy: Public Madness in the Visual Culture of Europe, 1500-1850\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Benforado Bakewell\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent curator and scholar, and has taught at the University of Texas, Arlington and Southern Methodist University. She is co-editor of Voices in New Mexico Art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 December 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBerg Publishers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBerg Publishers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781845204921\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e480\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Berg Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51370767286412,"sku":"9781845204921","price":49.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_a6343a54-a082-466a-8229-2b4448cd3d8f.jpg?v=1783883376","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781845204921","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}