Persuasion and Propaganda
Monuments and the Eighteenth-Century British Empire
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2006
- Category
- Great Britain
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780773531307
- Publish Date
- Aug 2006
- List Price
- $125.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780773576643
- Publish Date
- Aug 2006
- List Price
- $110.00
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Description
Lavishly illustrated, Persuasion and Propaganda is the first study of these works of art within the framework of colonial politics and political culture. While examining the rise of the idea of the public in the modern world, Joan Coutu also explores how "empire" was constantly being redefined. From private funeral monuments in the West Indies to works erected by the East India Company and the British Parliament, Coutu shows how the youthful British Empire saw itself and validated its mission through sculpture.
About the author
Joan Coutu is associate professor of art history and visual culture at the University of Waterloo, and author of Persuasion and Propaganda: Monuments and the Eighteenth-Century British Empire.
