This book offers an integrated exploration of Western civilization's cultural heritage.Readers move chronologically through major periods and styles to gain insight into the achievements and ideas in painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, philosophy, religion, and music. Divided into 24 chapters, the book provides readers with a historical (political, economic, and social) framework to contextualize these achievements within a specific time and place, from prehistoric culture to 20th-Century America. Attention is given to non-Western cultures and influences, making this text global in reach.
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Pearson Education (US)
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9780138631925
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96480688
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Arts and Culture: an Introduction to the Humanities