The Scandal of Pleasure : Art in the Age of Fundamentalism
by Steiner, Wendy
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0226772233
- ISBN 13
- 9780226772233
- Seller
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Clarence Gardens, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press. 1995. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket - DJ now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xii, 251 pages. Surveys a wide range of cultural controversies, from the Mapplethorpe affair to Salman Rushdie's death sentence,to the scandals that have surrounded Anthony Blunt, Martin Heidegger, and Paul de Man. The author shows that the fear and outrage they have inspired are the result of dangerous misunderstanding about the relationship between art and life. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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- Bookseller
- Adelaide Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB316916
- Title
- The Scandal of Pleasure : Art in the Age of Fundamentalism
- Author
- Steiner, Wendy
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0226772233
- ISBN 13
- 9780226772233
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago and London
- Date Published
- 1995
- Bookseller catalogs
- art-general;
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About Adelaide Booksellers
Antiquarian and Secondhand Bookseller. Member ANZAAB.Founded in 1979, Adelaide Booksellers is one of Adelaide's oldest and most respected secondhand and antiquarian booksellers. Members of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers [ANZAAB]. Has Adelaide's most comprehensive selection of book on military history. Also a very good range of Australiana books, Childrens's Books, Art and History books.Something for every budget. Now primarily an online/telephone seller but open to the public by arrangement.
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