| Much Maligned Monsters: A History of European Reactions to Indian Art Contributor(s): Mitter, Partha (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226532399 ISBN-13: 9780226532394 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1992 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Asian - General - Art | Asian - Indian & South Asian |
| Dewey: 709.54 |
| LCCN: 91047595 |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6.17" W x 9.06" (1.34 lbs) 376 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |