{"product_id":"the-invention-of-art-a-cultural-history-9780226753430","title":"The Invention of Art: A Cultural History","description":"With \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Art\u003c\/i\u003e, Larry Shiner challenges our conventional understandings of art and asks us to reconsider its history entirely, arguing that the category of fine art is a modern invention-that the lines drawn between art and craft resulted from key social transformations in Europe during the long eighteenth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Shiner spent over a decade honing what he calls 'a brief history of the idea of art.' This carefully prepared and-given the extent and complexity of what he's discussing-admirably concise, well-organized book is the result. . . . Shiner's text is scholarly but accessible, and should appeal to readers with even a dabbler's interest in art theory.\"-\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Art\u003c\/i\u003e is enjoyable to read and provides a welcome addition to the history and philosophy of art.\"-Terrie L. Wilson, \u003ci\u003eArt Documentation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A lucid book . . . it should be a must-read for anyone active in the arts.\"-Marc Spiegler, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Shiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.02w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226753430","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44134314901641,"sku":"9780226753430","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_bda1f1e6-5de3-4ed8-9750-bd0ba5d313b3.jpg?v=1748392940","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-invention-of-art-a-cultural-history-9780226753430","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}