A History of Visual Culture: Western Civilisation from the 18th to the 21st Century

by JaneKromm (Author), SusanBenforadoBakewell (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2009

  $227.73

  Knowledge began to be systematically grounded in observation and display from the Enlightenment. This book contains themed sections that include: Revolt and Revolution; Science and Empiricism; Gaze and Spectacle; Acquisition, Display, and Desire; Conquest, Colonialism, and Globalization; Image and Reality; and, Media and Visual Technologies.