Art and war in the Pacific world : making, breaking, and taking from Anson's voyage to the Philippine-American War /

"Recent years have witnessed a surge in interest the Pacific world as a hub for the global trade in art objects. Yet, the history of art and architecture has seldom reckoned with another profound aspect of the region's history: its exposure to global conflict. Art and War in the Pacific World provid...

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Main Author:	Mancini, JoAnne Marie, 1968- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Subjects:	Cultural property > Destruction and pillage > Pacific Area. Art and war. Pacific Area > History > 18th century. Pacific Area > History > 19th century. 1700-1899 Cultural property. Cultural property > Destruction and pillage. Pacific Area. History.
Summary:	"Recent years have witnessed a surge in interest the Pacific world as a hub for the global trade in art objects. Yet, the history of art and architecture has seldom reckoned with another profound aspect of the region's history: its exposure to global conflict. Art and War in the Pacific World provides a new view of the Pacific world, and of global artistic interaction, by exploring how the making, alteration, looting, and destruction of images, objects, buildings, and landscapes intersected with the exercise of force during the British and U.S. military incursions of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries"--Provided by publisher.