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Art in Small Scale Societies

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ISBN-10: 0130477621

ISBN-13: 9780130477620

Edition: 2nd 1989

Authors: Richard L. Anderson

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Description:

Core text that discusses the major questions regarding art in its cultural context. Based on fieldwork studies of hunter-gatherer, horticultural and pastoral peoples from around the word. For courses in primitive art in departiments of anthropology and art history.
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Book details

List price: $133.32
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1989
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 10/1/1988
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

(NOTE: Each chapter ends with a Conclusion and a Guide to Additional Readings.)
Preface
Introduction: The Meanings of Small-Scale and of Art
The Functions of Art in Small-Scale Societies
Iconography and Symbolism
The Artist's Life and Work
The Comparative Psychology of Art
Art in Transition
Art: Cross-Cultural Perspectives