A fascinating survey of the enduring human love affair with the exotic and the strange, and its impact on Western cultureExotic explores our obsession with the lure of distant lands and their promise of the weird and wonderful, the beautiful and grotesque. Through a host of evocative images, this book shows how the absorption of ‘the foreign,’ through arts, design, architecture, and other cultural elements, has consistently enriched Western society, contributing to it cultural dynamism and artistic energy. Exotic’s focus is especially relevant to the modern globalized world in which our engagement with cultures and traditions from around the globe is easier – and potentially more fraught – than ever before.
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- Exploration of Human Fascination with the Exotic: The book examines humanity’s long-standing fascination with distant lands and the appeal of the strange, beautiful, and grotesque aspects of foreign cultures.
What is the main focus of the book on exoticism?
The book explores humanity’s long-standing fascination with distant lands and the allure of the strange, beautiful, and grotesque aspects of foreign cultures, and how this obsession has impacted Western culture.
