Full Description
A major survey of the visual arts that lie outside the Western tradition. In this major survey of the arts of Africa, Western and Central Asia, India, Southeast Asia, China, Korea, Japan, the Pacific, and the Americas, author Michael Kampen-O'Riley presents the vast range of arts that lie outside of the Western tradition. Within a predominantly geographic and chronological framework, he explores the arts of these areas from pre-history to present day. The first dedicated survey of "non-Western" art, Art Beyond the West is amply illustrated and accessibly written. Learning GoalsUpon completing this book, readers will be able to: To recognize regional and period styles. To understand styles in terms of the basic ideals around which they were created See the connection between idea and form.
Contents
In this Section1) Brief Table of Contents2) Full Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: Art Beyond the WestChapter 2. The Islamic WorldChapter 3. India and Southeast AsiaChapter 4. ChinaChapter 5. Japan and KoreaChapter 6. The PacificChapter 7. AfricaChapter 8. The AmericasChapter 9. Art Without BoundariesChapter 1. Introduction: Art Beyond the WestNon-Western Art and AestheticsCoatlicue in Context Chapter 2. The Islamic WorldByzantium and The Umayyad Caliphate (661-750 CE)The Umayyads and Their Successors in Spain (711-1492)The Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258)Iran and Central AsiaAnatolia and The Ottoman Turks (1453-1574)Chapter 3. India and Southeast AsiaThe Indus ValleyBuddhist ArtHindu ArtJain Art and ArchitectureIslamic IndiaColonial IndiaChapter 4. ChinaThe Neolithic Period (C. 7000-2250 BCE)The Xia Dynasty (C. 2205-1700 BCE) and the Shang Dynasty (C. 1700-1045-480 BCE)The Han DynastyThe Period of Disunity: Six Dynasties (220-589 CE)The Sui Dynasty (589-618 CE) and the Tang DynastyThe Five Dynasties (907-60) and the Northern Song (960-1127) and Southern Song Dynasties (1127-1279)The Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)Modern China (From 1911)Chapter 5. Japan and KoreaThe Jomon Period (C. 12,000/ 10,500-300 BCE) And Yayoi Period (300 BCE-300 CE)The Kofun PeriodKorea: The Three Kingdoms Period (57 BCE -688 CE)The Asuka Period (552-645 CE) and Hakuho Period (645-710 CE)The Nara Period (710-94 CE)The Heian Period (794-1185)The Kamakura Period (1185-1333) and Koryo Korea (918-1392)The Muromachi (Ashikaga) Period (1392-1573)The Momoyama Period (1573-1615)The Tokugawa (Edo) Period (1615-1868)The Meiji Restoration (1868-1912)The Modern Period (From 1912)Chapter 6. The PacificAustraliaMelanesiaMicronesiaPolynesiaThe Pacific Arts FestivalChapter 7. AfricaThe History of African Art HistoryAfrican PrehistorySouthern AfricaEast AfricaCentral AfricaWest AfricaPostcolonial Africa and the Quest for Contemporary IdentitiesAfrican-American ArtChapter 8. The AmericasSouth America: The Central AndesMesoamericaTime Chart: MesoamericaNorth AmericaNative American Art in the Twentieth and Twenty-First CenturiesChapter 9. Art Without BoundariesPainting and SculptureArchitectureMultimedia Expressions
