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1	Orientalism's Interlocutors-PB more books like this by Jill Beaulieu (Editor), Mary Roberts (Editor) Until now, Orientalist art - exemplified by paintings of harems, slave markets or bazaars - has predominantly been understood to reflect Western interpretations and to perpetuate reductive, often demeaning, stereotypes of the exotic East. "Orientalism's Interlocutors" contests the idea that Orientalist art simply expresses the politics of Western ... see all copies from $2.10! new only from $7.00!
2	Noble Dreams, Wicked Pleasures: Orientalism in America, 1870-1930 more books like this by Holly Edwards (Editor) "Noble Dreams, Wicked Pleasures explores complex American attitudes toward the Near East--as revealed in collected paintings, interior design, and multiple vernacular forms--at the formative moment of industrialization and the crystallization of a truly mass culture. Published to coincide with the multimedia exhibition that opens at the Sterling ... see all copies from $29.95! new only from $29.95! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Lure of the East: British Orientalist Painting more books like this by Nicholas Tromans (Editor), Rana Kabbani, Fatema Mernissi With its unprecedented focus on the history of Orientalism in British art, this handsome book places the British within the story of how the genre was established in the 19th century--a story heretofore dominated by the French. Featuring both well-known and rarely seen paintings, together with sketches and photographs, this volume examines the ... see all copies from $41.92! new only from $41.92! \| SVS
4	Orientalist Aesthetics: Art, Colonialism, and French North Africa, 1880-1930 more books like this by Roger Benjamin Lavishly illustrated with exotic images ranging from Renoir's forgotten Algerian oeuvre to the abstract vision of Matisse's Morocco and beyond, this book is the first history of Orientalist art during the period of high modernism. Roger Benjamin, drawing on a decade of research in untapped archives, introduces many unfamiliar paintings, posters, ... see all copies from $57.30! new only from $57.30! \| SVS
5	Renoir and Algeria more books like this by Roger Benjamin, Nancy Berkoff, R.D., Ed.D. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was the only Impressionist artist to paint Orientalist themes, yet little has been written about the two journeys he took to the French North African colony of Algeria in 1881 and 1882. There he created more than two dozen stunning works, depicting exotic scenes of ancient stone mosques, milling crowds at a ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $18.94! \| first editions
6	Intimate Outsiders: The Harem in Ottoman and Orientalist Art and Travel Literature more books like this by Mary Roberts Until now, the notion of a cross-cultural dialogue has not figured in the analysis of harem paintings, largely because the western fantasy of the harem has been seen as the archetype for western appropriation of the Orient. In "Intimate Outsiders", the art historian Mary Roberts brings to light a body of harem imagery that was created through a ... see all copies from $18.25! new only from $23.95!
7	Edges of Empire: Orientalism and Visual Culture more books like this by Jocelyn Hackforth-Jones (Editor), Mary Roberts (Editor) "Edges of Empire" focuses on the intersection between modernization, modernism, and Orientalism. It is a timely reassessment of the history and legacy of Orientalist art and visual culture. The essays in this volume explore the connections and cross-fertilizations that occur across cultural boundaries via the analysis of Ottoman and North African ... see all copies from $28.00! new only from $28.00! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Orientalism's Interlocutors-CL more books like this by Jill Beaulieu (Editor), Mary Roberts (Editor) Until now, Orientalist art - exemplified by paintings of harems, slave markets or bazaars - has predominantly been understood to reflect Western interpretations and to perpetuate reductive, often demeaning, stereotypes of the exotic East. "Orientalism's Interlocutors" contests the idea that Orientalist art simply expresses the politics of Western ... see all copies from $19.71! new only from $19.71!
9	Orientalism: History, Theory and the Arts more books like this by John M MacKenzie The Orientalism debate, inspired by the work of Edward Said, has been a major source of cross-disciplinary controversy. This work offers a re-evaluation of this vast literature of Orientalism by a historian of imperalism, giving it a historical perspective. The discussion tests the notion that the Western arts received genuine inspiration from the ... see all copies from $34.08! new only from $34.08!
10	Gustave Moreau: Suenos de Oriente more books like this by Gustave Moreau see all copies from $75.68! new only from $75.68!

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