{"product_id":"beautiful-agitation-9780520343245","title":"Beautiful Agitation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBeautiful Agitation\u003c\/i\u003e is a much-needed contribution to the field of art history, but it is also a serious historical account of a volatile era from which the region is still suffering aftershocks. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in looking beyond the standard definitions of modern art and the traditions of art historical writing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * caa.reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBeautiful Agitation\u003c\/i\u003e operates as an essential act of recuperation, providing precious evidence that modernist narratives need not follow presumptions of originality, exclusive ownership, or authenticity. Certainly, it will prove invaluable to all art historians and art lovers who wish to go below the surface.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * H-Net *\u003cbr\u003e\"Throughout the book, the close attention to Arabic terms and concepts, the reappraisal of complex international webs of cultural actors, the close reading of the artworks, as well as the thorough historical inquiries of often fluid political situations, situate this study in an inclusive approach and a much-needed rethinking of modernist narratives in the Middle East, and more generally in the field of global art history.\" * Journal of Art History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes on the Text\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e 1. Arab Romantics: Kahlil Gibran and the Awakening Storm \u003cbr\u003e 2. Colonial Syria: Finding Life within Culture\u003cbr\u003e 3. Popular Politics: Adham Ismail and the Aesthetics of Revival\u003cbr\u003e 4. National Excavation: Fateh al-Moudarres and the Unholy Image\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402932658519,"sku":"9780520343245","price":46.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520343245.jpg?v=1730481890","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/beautiful-agitation-9780520343245","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}