{"product_id":"the-image-of-the-black-david-bindman-9780674052598","title":"The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume IV: From the American Revolution to World War I, Part 1: Slaves and Liberators","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 1960s, art patron Dominique de Menil founded an image archive showing the ways that people of African descent have been represented in Western art. Highlights from her collection appeared in three large-format volumes that quickly became collector's items. A half-century later, Harvard University Press and the Du Bois Institute are proud to publish a complete set of ten sumptuous books, including new editions of the original volumes and two additional ones. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlaves and Liberators\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the political implications of the representation of Africans, from the earliest discussions of the morality of slavery, through the rise of abolitionism, to the imposition of European imperialism on Africa. Popular imagery and great works, like Gericault's \u003ci\u003eRaft of the Medusa\u003c\/i\u003e and Turner's \u003ci\u003eSlave Ship\u003c\/i\u003e, are considered in depth, casting light on widely differing European responses to Africans and their descendants.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Bindman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674052595\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674052598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belknap Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.22h x 10.00w x 1.33d","brand":"David Bindman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447756992767,"sku":"9780674052598","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cb8fd8bc-4ab5-4713-b2e0-fe71768019b1.jpg?v=1777234600","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-image-of-the-black-david-bindman-9780674052598","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}