Cult of Progress

Oscar Wilde said, 'Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life.' Was he right? In Cult of Progress, David Olusoga travels the world to piece together the shared histories that link nations.

We discover what happened to art in the great Age of Discovery, when civilisations encountered each other for the first time. Although undoubtedly a period of conquest and destruction, it was also one of mutual curiosity, global trade and the exchange of ideas.

A few hundred years on, we see how the Industrial Revolution transformed the world, impacting every corner and every civilisation from the cotton mills of the Midlands to Napoleon's conquest of Egypt, the decimation of both Native American and Maori populations, and the advent of photography in Paris in 1839.

Incredible art - both looted and created - relays the key events and their outcomes throughout the world.

Info autore

David Olusoga is an Anglo-Nigerian historian and producer. Working across radio and television, his programmes have explored the themes of colonialism, slavery and scientific racism. He has written three books: The Kaiser's Holocaust, The World's War and Black and British: A Forgotten History, was a Waterstones History Book of the Year 2016, which was longlisted for the 2017 Orwell Prize and won the PEN Hessell-Tiltman and Longman History Today Trustees awards.
Find him on Twitter @DavidOlusoga

Riassunto

Oscar Wilde said 'Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life.' Was he right? In Civilisations, David Olusoga travels the world to piece together the shared histories that link nations.

Prefazione

A major rethink of global relations throughout time, told through art by the author of Black and British

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Olusoga, Olusoga David
• Editore: Profile Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.04.2021
• EAN: 9781781259986
• ISBN: 978-1-78125-998-6
• Pagine: 304
• Dimensioni: 144 mm x 216 mm x 24 mm
• Serie: Civilisations
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte; HISTORY / Civilization, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Africa / General, ART / History / Ancient & Classical, ARCHITECTURE / History / Ancient & Classical, History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, General & world history, History of Art, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, General and world history, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history