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ISBN10: 1861892365, ISBN13: 9781861892362, [publisher: Reaktion Books, London] Softcover 192 pages, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. A good reading copy, with highlighting on a dozen pages & light edgewear to wraps. "Art Under Control in North Korea is the first publication in the West to explore the role of art in one of the world's most isolated nations. This timely publication places North Korean art in its historical, political and social contexts, discusses the state system of producing, employing, promoting and honouring artists, and examines the range of art produced, from painting and calligraphy to architecture and applied art. Jane Portal also compares the control exerted over artists by North Korean leaders to that of other absolute dictatorships, and looks at the way in which archaeology has been employed for political ends to justify the present leadership and its lineage. / Jane Portal is curator in the Oriental Antiquities department at the British Museum, London. She is the author of Korea: Art and Archaeology and Chinese Love Poetry." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Art for the state; Historical background Politics and society since 1953 The Kim cult Archaeology and the reshaping of history The production and consumption of art. Size: 4to
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London: Reaktion in association with The British Museum Press, Date: 2005. 250 x 190 mm, 192 pp, 135 illustrations, 72 in colour, map, bibliographical references, index. Pictorial card covers. From the rear cover, this is 'the first publication in the West to explore the role of art in one of the world's most isolated nations. This timely publication places North Korean art in its historical, political and social contexts, discusses the state system of producing, employing, promoting and honouring artists, and examines the range of art produced, from painting and calligraphy to architecture and applied art. Jane Portal also compares the control exerted over artists by North Korean leaders to that of other absolute dictatorships, and looks at the way in which archaeology has been employed for political ends to justify the present leadership and its lineage.' The book was published to accompahy an exhibition of North Korean art at the British Museum.. First edition.. Soft cover. Very Good. 2005. Reaktion in association with The British Museum Press ISBN 1861892365 9781861892362 [AU]

London Reaktion in association with The British Museum Press 2005 First edition. Soft cover Very Good 250 x 190 mm, 192 pp, 135 illustrations, 72 in colour, map, bibliographical references, index. Pictorial card covers. From the rear cover, this is 'the first publication in the West to explore the role of art in one of the world's most isolated nations. This timely publication places North Korean art in its historical, political and social contexts, discusses the state system of producing, employing, promoting and honouring artists, and examines the range of art produced, from painting and calligraphy to architecture and applied art. Jane Portal also compares the control exerted over artists by North Korean leaders to that of other absolute dictatorships, and looks at the way in which archaeology has been employed for political ends to justify the present leadership and its lineage. ' The book was published to accompahy an exhibition of North Korean art at the British Museum.

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ISBN10: 1861892365, ISBN13: 9781861892362, [publisher: Reaktion Books] Softcover Like New condition. Great condition, but not exactly fully crisp. The book may have been opened and read, but there are no defects to the book, jacket or pages.
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ISBN10: 1861892365, ISBN13: 9781861892362, [publisher: Reaktion Books] Softcover New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published
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