{"product_id":"2026200014928-secondhand-crossing-cultures-conflict-migration-and-convergence","title":"Crossing Cultures: Conflict, Migration And Convergence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when cultures collide, migrate, and ultimately converge across centuries and continents? Crossing Cultures: Conflict, Migration and Convergence presents the proceedings of the 32nd International Congress in the History of Art (CIHA), held at the University of Melbourne in January 2008 — a landmark global gathering of art historians united by one of the discipline's most urgent questions: how does art survive, transform, and transmit meaning across cultural borders? The volume chronicles an expansive range of scholarly contributions, from ancient cross-cultural exchange to the complexities of postcolonial artistic identity, all framed within a rigorous academic context that reflects the Congress's prestige and international scope.\n\nEdited by Professor Jaynie Anderson, President of CIHA, this authoritative anthology draws together leading voices in art history from across the globe, weaving a rich, multidisciplinary tapestry that argues for art as both a product and a driver of cultural encounter. The collection illustrates how migration — whether of peoples, objects, or ideas — reshapes artistic traditions in ways that are at once disruptive and generative. Published by The Miegunyah Press, it stands as an essential scholarly resource for anyone seeking to understand the forces that have shaped the world's visual heritage. The question it leaves unanswered — perhaps deliberately — is whether convergence ever truly erases the original conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49269340897499,"sku":"2026200014928-SECONDHAND","price":130.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/fd023708-0b37-4eef-8110-4dd65e3f7949.png?v=1788998646","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014928-secondhand-crossing-cultures-conflict-migration-and-convergence","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}