{"product_id":"a-companion-to-asian-art-and-architecture-paperback","title":"A Companion to Asian Art and Architecture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRebecca M. Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDeborah S. Hutton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDana Arnold\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Asian Art and Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e presents a collection of 26 original essays from top scholars in the field that explore and critically examine various aspects of Asian art and architectural history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together top international scholars of Asian art and architecture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents the current state of the field while highlighting the wide range of scholarly approaches to Asian Art \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures work on Korea and Southeast Asia, two regions often overlooked in a field that is often defined as India-China-Japan\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the influences on Asian art of global and colonial interactions and of the diasporic communities in the US and UK\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShowcases a wide range of topics including imperial commissions, ancient tombs, gardens, monastic spaces, performances, and pilgrimages.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Asian Art and Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e presents a collection of 26 original essays that explore and critically examine various aspects of the field of Asian art and architectural history. Featuring contributions from both leading scholars and emerging voices, the essays offer the opportunity to engage with the current state of scholarship in Asian art and to discover its rich diversity. In topics that range from ancient tombs and imperial commissions to coinage and cultural interaction, and from gardens and monastic spaces to performances and pilgrimages, this wide-ranging and insightful collection of essays illuminates the wide geographic and temporal range of Asian visual culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthors explore the art of Korea, Japan, China, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and their diasporas, engaging issues related to colonial legacies and global interactions. Written by experts in art history, archaeology, geography, history, and anthropology, the essays are organized around six critical themes that reflect the current state of Asian art scholarship: Objects in Use, Space, Artists, Challenging the Canon, Shifting Meanings, and Elusive, Mobile Objects. With its multilayered presentation and wealth of thought-provoking new insights, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Asian Art and Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e is an important addition to current scholarship that will reshape the way we consider Asian art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca M. Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is visiting Associate Professor in the History of Art and Political Science at Johns Hopkins University, USA. Her publications include \u003ci\u003eGandhi's Spinning Wheel and the Making of India\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), and \u003ci\u003eArt for a Modern India, 1947-1980\u003c\/i\u003e (2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah S. Hutton\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Art History at The College of New Jersey, USA. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eArt of the Court of Bijapur\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), which received the American Institute of Indian Studies Edward Cameron Dimock Jr. Prize in the Indian Humanities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTogether, Rebecca Brown and Deborah Hutton have edited \u003ci\u003eAsian Art: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 688\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.5 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 22, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457638547709,"sku":"9781119019534","price":93.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/WDdXTFJoU3R3c1BPdmZTSUxuSFR2QT09.webp?v=1777242528","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/a-companion-to-asian-art-and-architecture-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}