Ape to Apollo : Aesthetics and the Idea of Race in the 18th Century
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1861891407
ISBN-13
9781861891402
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Imprint
Reaktion Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 2nd, 2002
Print length
264 Pages
Weight
398 grams
Dimensions
23.50 x 16.00 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
The arts: general issuesPhilosophy: aestheticsEthnic studies
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‘Race’ was essentially a construction of the 18th century, a means by which the Enlightenment could impose rational order on human variety. This title argues that ideas of beauty were from the beginning inseparable from race, as Europeans judged the civility and aesthetic capacity of other races by their appearance.
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