The Object Stares Back : On the Nature of Seeing
by James Elkins
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0684800950
- ISBN 13
- 9780684800950
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Simon & Schuster, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Synopsis
In this “remarkable tour de force” (Publishers Weekly)-a “ceaselessly thought-provoking book” (Kirkus Reviews)-art historian James Elkins marshals psychology, philosophy, science, and art history to show how seeing alters the thing seen and transforms the seer. Black-and-white photographs.
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- Title
- The Object Stares Back : On the Nature of Seeing
- Author
- James Elkins
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0684800950
- ISBN 13
- 9780684800950
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1996
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