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New. 030019028X. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--536 pages; over 400 illustrations, most in color. --with a bonus offer--
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x6x1; 2012 Yale University Press (New Haven, Connecticut), massive 9 1/2 x 11 1/8 inches tall x 2 inches thick hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, black paper-covered boards, gilt lettering to spine, brown endpapers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white and full color photographs and reproductions of artwork, 536 pp. The slightest of bumping to the upper spine cap. Otherwise, a fine copy-clean, bright and unmarked-in a like dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~P~ [7.5P] A spectacular survey of the artistic traditions of Oceania, spanning the islands' initial settlement in the prehistoric era through the 21st century. Masks and figural sculptures are the most familiar examples of the visual culture of Oceania, yet they provide only a glimpse of the fascinating art of this diverse region. Artisans of the Pacific Islands and Australia have produced objects ranging from stained and beaten fabric, rock engravings, and woven containers to tattooed and painted bodies, drawings on sand and paper, and contemporary installation art. This survey looks at the full range of objects created over several millennia, spanning the settlement of Oceania in the prehistoric period to the present day. Lavishly illustrated and encyclopedic in scope, this landmark book places the art of Oceania in its comprehensive and often complex historical context. Essays by leading scholars offer a fresh approach to archaeological findings; the impacts of migration, trade, warfare, and colonization; the influence of materials, ritual, dance, and religion; and the roles of photography, tourism, nationalism, and popular culture. Featuring a rich selection of previously unpublished materials and accompanied by commentary from contemporary practitioners, Art in Oceania: A New History is essential reading, offering an important reinterpretation of existing scholarship, and a dynamic introduction to Oceanic artistic traditions in the 21st century. Contents: 1. Introduction " 2. Art in Early Oceania " 3. New Guinea 1700-1940 " 4. Island Melanesia, 1700-1940 " 5. Eastern and Northern Oceania, 1700-1940 " 6. Art, War and the End of Empire, 1940-1988 " 7. Art in Oceania Now, 1988-2010 " 8. Epilogue.