First published in 1951, Arnold Hauser's work 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. In his introduction to the four volumes of The Social History of Art, Jonathan Harris demonstrates the importance of the work for contemporary art history and visual culture and suggests reasons and...