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Engraving the savage : the New World and techniques of civilization

In this innovative analysis, Michael Gaudio explains how popular engravings of Native American Indians defined the nature of Western civilization by producing an image of its "savage other." Going beyond the notion of the "savage" as an intellectual and ideological construct, Gau...

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Hovedforfatter: Gaudio, Michael (Author)
Format: Online Resource Bog
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press , 2008
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Online adgang:http://kunst.proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/fid/jstor-ebooks-art/www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.cttts63r
Relaterede værker:Print version: Engraving the savage
Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Gaudio, Michael, Engraving the Savage: The New World and Techniques of Civilization]
Forfatter Kommentarer:Michael Gaudio
E-Book Packages:JSTOR E-Books in Art, Design and Photography
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Summary:In this innovative analysis, Michael Gaudio explains how popular engravings of Native American Indians defined the nature of Western civilization by producing an image of its "savage other." Going beyond the notion of the "savage" as an intellectual and ideological construct, Gaudio examines how the tools, materials, and techniques of copperplate engraving shaped Western responses to indigenous peoples
Emne beskrivelse:Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-199) and index
Fysisk beskrivelse:1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 207 pages)
ISBN:9780816648467
0816656533
0816648476
0816648468
9780816648474
9780816656530