Arts and Culture: An Introduction to the Humanities - Couverture souple

Benton, Janetta Rebold; DiYanni, Robert J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0138631921 ISBN 13 : 9780138631925

Editeur : Pearson Education (US), 1998

Synopsis

This book offers an integrated exploration of Western civilization's tural heritage.Readers move chronologically through major periods and styles to gain insight into the achievements and ideas in painting, spture, 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 ture to 20th-Century America. Attention is given to non-Western tures and influences, making this text global in reach.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This freshman/sophomore-level book for a two-semester course in Introduction to Humanities and Cultural Studies is richly illustrated, beautifully designed, and engaging. This text offers an integrated exploration of Western civilization's cultural heritage. Students 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 text provides students 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. Considerable attention is given to non-Western cultures and influences, making this text global in reach. Timelines, maps, four-color and two-color illustrations, and a variety of unique “interrelationship” boxes help students make important interdisciplinary and cross-cultural connections, and help them relate the richness and meaning of the past to their own lives in the present.

Quatrième de couverture

Arts and Culture, Second Edition, is richly illustrated, beautifully designed, and engaging to read. Students move chronologically from prehistoric culture through the twenty-first century to gain insight into the achievements and ideas in painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, philosophy, religion, and music.

Highlights of the new edition include:

• New Cultural Impact boxes at the end of each chapter that explain the influence of one culture or civilization on later ones, showing students how the broad strands explored in the chapter continue to impact today's world.
• Expanded and revised coverage of India, Africa, China, Japan, and the Americas.
• New Music for the Humanities CD included free with each copy of the text.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson Education (US)
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0138631921
• ISBN 13: 9780138631925
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 800
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible