Presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to the Film Age.

Presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to the Film Age.

Exploring the interaction between art and society, Hauser details social and historical movements and sketches the frameworks in which visual art is produced. This edition also provides an introduction to the work of Arnold Hauser.

This new edition provides an excellent introduction to the work of Arnold Hauser. In his general introduction to The Social History of Art, Jonathan Harris asseses the importance of the work for contemporary art history and visual culture.

Second edition published: London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1962.

Presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to the Film Age.