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Download or read book Art and Polemic in Pakistan written by Virginia Whiles and published by I.B. Tauris. This book was released on 2010-07-30 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '[This book] has originality and insight and throws fresh light on an important aspect of the art world. By letting the categories of artistic production, nationalist identity and subterfuge speak to, inform, and challenge one another, Virginia Whiles has created a rich text which gives both historical depth and contemporary significance on questions of art, commodification and identity.'-Parvathi Raman, Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London --