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In this fascinating study, Partha Mitter traces the history of European reactions to Indian art, from the earliest encounters of explorers with the exotic. East to the more sophisticated but still incomplete appreciations of the early twentieth century. Mitter's new Preface reflects upon the profound changes in Western interpretations of non-Western societies over the past fifteen years.

Much Maligned Monsters A History of European

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 01/08/1992
      ISBN13: 9780226532394, 978-0226532394
      ISBN10: 0226532399
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      The arts: general topics Asian history

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      Book Synopsis

      In this fascinating study, Partha Mitter traces the history of European reactions to Indian art, from the earliest encounters of explorers with the exotic. East to the more sophisticated but still incomplete appreciations of the early twentieth century. Mitter's new Preface reflects upon the profound changes in Western interpretations of non-Western societies over the past fifteen years.

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