Arts and Culture An Introduction to the

For one or two semester/quarter courses on Introduction to the Humanities or Cultural Studies. #xA0; Now in full color, Arts and Cultureprovides an introduction to global civilizations and their artistic achievements, history, and cultures.#xA0; The authors consider two important questions: #xA0;What makes a work a masterpiece of its type? And what qualities of a work enable it to be appreciated over time?#xA0; Critical thinking is also highlighted throughout the text with 4 different box features that ask students to explore connections across the humanities and different cultures. These boxes are entitled Connections, Cross Currents, Then & Now, and Cultural Impactboxes. Open the new fourth edition of Arts and Cultureand open a world of discovery.

VOLUME I

1. Prehistoric, Mesopotamian, and Egyptian

Civilizations

2. Aegean Culture and Early Greece

3. Classical and Hellenistic Greece

4. Roman Civilization

5. Judaism, Early Christianity, and Byzantine

Civilization

6. Islamic Civilization

7. Indian Civilization

8. Early Chinese Civilization

9. Early Japanese Civilization

10. Early Civilizations of the Americas and Africa

11. Early Middle Ages and the Romanesque

12. Gothic and Late Middle Ages

VOLUME II

13. Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy

14. Renaissance in Northern Europe

15. Baroque Age

16. Eighteenth Century

17. Romanticism and Realism

18. Impressionism and Post-Impressionism

19. Later Chinese Civilization

20. Later Japanese Civilization

21. Later Africa and Latin America

22. Early Twentieth Century

23. Mid-Twentieth Century and Later

24.Diversity in Contemporary Life

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Arts and Culture An Introduction to the Humanities, Combined Volume

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