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Central Asia in art : from Soviet orientalism to the new republics
Title:
Central Asia in art : from Soviet orientalism to the new republics
Author:
Abykayeva-Tiesenhausen, Aliya, author.
ISBN:
9781784533526
Physical Description:
xi, 289 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 26 cm.
Contents:
Introduction: Soviet orientalism - the untold story -- The politics of multinationalism: messages from the centre -- Soviet totalitarianism: the visual experiment -- Teaching to see: bringing art tot he republics -- Learning to be: the natives learn to paint, or the arrival of Soviet identities -- De-Stalinisation and beyond: Stalin to Borat.
Abstract:
Presenting the 'untold story' of Soviet Orientalism, this book re-evaluates the imperial project of the Soviet state, placing the Orientalist undercurrent found within art and propaganda production in the USSR alongside the creation of new art forms in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
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Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-286) and index.
Field 805:
npmlib 10602192 ND688 A29 ysh
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