What is so primitive about primitive art? And how do we dare to use our standards to judge it? Drawing on an intriguing mixture of sources--including fashion ads and films, her own anthropological research and even comic strips like Doonesbury--Price explores the cultural arrogance implicit in Westerners' appropriation of non-Western art. A witty, but scholarly, indictment of the whole primitive art business.--Peter Plagens, Newsweek Prices unfolds a fascinating history of the many 20th-century expeditions in search of ...
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What is so primitive about primitive art? And how do we dare to use our standards to judge it? Drawing on an intriguing mixture of sources--including fashion ads and films, her own anthropological research and even comic strips like Doonesbury--Price explores the cultural arrogance implicit in Westerners' appropriation of non-Western art. A witty, but scholarly, indictment of the whole primitive art business.--Peter Plagens, Newsweek Prices unfolds a fascinating history of the many 20th-century expeditions in search of exotic culture.--Michael W. Perri, Utne Reader
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Add this copy of Primitive Art in Civilized Places to cart. $10.88, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1991 by University Of Chicago Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Book contains pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN: 9780226680644.
Add this copy of Primitive Art in Civilized Places to cart. $6.99, very good condition, Sold by Brit Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milton Keynes, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1991 by University of Chicago Press.
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Add this copy of Primitive Art in Civilized Places to cart. $9.41, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by University of Chicago Press.
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Very Good/Wraps. . Trade paperback, very good condition, w. lightly rubbed wraps--sme lt scuffs. Sme v. lt tanning on r. V. ltly bumped sp base, v. ltly bumped corners. Sm, lt crease on fr. Ltly tanned ins wraps. Sig on ins fr wrap, o/w cln, tight, unmarked.
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Add this copy of Primitive Art in Civilized Places to cart. $11.61, very good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by University of Chicago Press.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very Good. Size: 9x6x0; Previous owner's name written on front endpaper. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. 1st Printing. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 145. 145 pp. Tightly bound. Just the very tip of the lower corners with light, minor ding. Text is free of markings. Owner's 3" x 3" bookplate lower right corner front end paper. Very good dust jacket. First Edition / First Printing. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.
