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Realism in Asia: Volume One

Research Title

What is the place of realism in Asian art histories?

What is the ‘real’?

How do reality and realism relate and differ?

The six essays in the present volume explore the manifestations of realism in Asian art, relating this art of description to issues of colonialism, world and civil wars, nation building, religion and contemporary culture in Asia.

Binding
Paperback
Dimensions
245 x 211mm
Extent
88pp; 33 colour illustrations
ISBN
978-981-08-5349-5