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Reaktion Books 2005 Paperback Good Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Reaktion Books 2005 paperback Very good Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
ISBN10: 1861892365, ISBN13: 9781861892362, [publisher: Reaktion Books] Softcover Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! [Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]
ISBN10: 1861892365, ISBN13: 9781861892362, [publisher: Reaktion Books] Softcover Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! [Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]
Reaktion Books 2005 paperback Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized.
ISBN10: 1861892365, ISBN13: 9781861892362, [publisher: Reaktion Books] Softcover Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized. [Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]
London: Reaktion Books, Date: 2005. 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. . Paperback. Good. 4to. 2005. Reaktion Books ISBN 1861892365 9781861892362 [US]
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 [Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005] ...
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]
ISBN10: 1861892365, ISBN13: 9781861892362, [publisher: Reaktion in association with The British Museum Press, London] Softcover First Edition 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. [Ashmore, QLD, Australia] [Publication Year: 2005]
ISBN10: 1861892365, ISBN13: 9781861892362, [publisher: Reaktion Books] Softcover Nuclear bombs and geopolitical controversy are often the first things associated with North Korea and its volatile leader Kim Jong-II. Yet behind the secretive curtain of this isolated nation also lies a little-known and slowly expanding world of art.Art Under Control in North Korea is the first Western publication to explore the state-controlled role of art in North Korea. This timely volume places North Korean art in its historical, political, and social contexts, with a discussion on the state system of cultivating and promoting artists and an examination of the range of art produced, from painting and calligraphy to architecture and applied art. Portal offers an incisive analysis that compares the dictatorial control exerted over artists by North Korean leaders to that of past regimes. She also examines the ways in which archaeology has been employed for political ends to legitimize the present regime.Art Under Control in North Korea is an intriguing and vibrant volume that explores the creation of art under totalitarian rule and the ways art can subvert a dictatorial regime. [Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]
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.
ISBN10: 1861892365, ISBN13: 9781861892362, [publisher: Reaktion Books] Softcover Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 1.37 [Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]
Reaktion Books, Date: 2005-08-15. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2005. Reaktion Books ISBN 1861892365 9781861892362 [US]
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