{"product_id":"the-use-and-abuse-of-jacques-barzun-9780691018041","title":"The Use and Abuse of Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the celebrated cultural historian and bestselling author, a provocative history of the evolution of our ideas about art since the early nineteenth century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this witty, provocative, and learned book, acclaimed cultural historian and writer Jacques Barzun traces our changing attitudes to the arts over the past 150 years, suggesting that we are living in a period of cultural liquidation, nothing less than the ending of the modern age that began with the Renaissance. He challenges our conceptions and misconceptions about art \"in order to reach a conclusion about its value and its drawbacks \u003ci\u003efor life\u003c\/i\u003e at the present time.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacques Barzun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691018049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691018041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/1975\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.08w x 0.39d","brand":"Jacques Barzun","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925600567551,"sku":"9780691018041","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_32befe02-f81d-4566-9ec9-15b6e920126f.jpg?v=1681078235","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-use-and-abuse-of-jacques-barzun-9780691018041","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}