Culture

This is a new book. Condition: Brand New.

It shows how art forms have crisscrossed continents over centuries to produce masterpieces. From Nefertiti's lost city and the Islamic Golden Age to twentieth century Nigerian theatre and Modernist poetry, Martin Puchner explores how contact between different peoples has driven artistic innovation in every era - whilst cultural policing and purism have more often undermined the very societies they tried to protect.

Travelling through Classical Greece, Ashoka's India, Tang dynasty China, and many other epochs, this triumphal new history reveals the crossing points which have not only inspired the humanities, but which have made us human.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781804182543
Published: February 2024

Number of pages: 384
Width: 129 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: 23 mm

Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd