A major survey of the visual arts that lie outside the Western tradition, Art Beyond the West by Michael Kampen-O’Riley Ph.D., offers a comprehensive exploration of the arts from Africa, Western and Central Asia, India, Southeast Asia, China, Korea, Japan, the Pacific, and the Americas. Spanning pre-history to the present day, this third edition presents these diverse artistic expressions within a predominantly geographic and chronological framework. Amply illustrated and written in an accessible manner, the book delves into regional and period styles, exploring how they are grounded in basic ideals. Readers will gain insight into the connection between ideas and forms, enriching their understanding of non-Western art.

Upon completing this book, readers will be able to recognize regional and period styles, understand styles in terms of the basic ideals around which they were created, and see the connection between idea and form. This edition, published by Pearson on December 21, 2012, includes 368 pages of detailed content.