So near, so far, 1947-1960 : Czech art in international sociocultural contexts /
| Main Authors: | , |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from Czech. |
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Prague :
Arbor vitae societas ; Faculty of Arts, Charles University,
2023.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Item Description: | "The publication of this study is part of GACR research project no. 19-12742S, entitled 'Czech art of the 1950s in international socio-cultural contexts', conducted at the Faculty of Arts at Charles University by Marie Klimes̆ovă, Ph. D." - Copyright page. "This book explores the art of the nineteen-fifties in Europe in very broad perspective. It takes account of the shared historical frame of European culture as a basis for the understanding of art in a new way that runs counter to existing stereotypes. It considers many hitherto neglected themes that illuminate Czech art in international sociocultural context. The nineteen-fifties are a decade traditionally associated with the increasingly confrontational politics of the main power blocs, which used force to transform the geographically close into the infinitely distant..."--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 493 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9788024657905 9788076711396 8076711398 9788088256243 8088256240 8024657902 |