About this Book

Art's Agency and Art History re-articulates the relationship of the anthropology of art to key methodological and theoretical approaches in art history, sociology, and linguistics.

• Explores important concepts and perspectives in the anthropology of art
• Includes nine groundbreaking case studies by an internationally renowned group of art historians and art theorists
• Covers a wide range of periods, including Bronze-Age China, Classical Greece, Rome, and Mayan, as well as the modern Western world
• Features an introductory essay by leading experts, which helps clarify issues in the field
• Includes numerous illustrations