![How New York Stole the Idea of Modern Art](http://monsterbookshop.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/9780226310398.jpg?v=1719162584&width=1445)
A provocative interpretation of the political and cultural history of the early cold war years. . . . By insisting that art, even art of the avant-garde, is part of the general culture, not autonomous or above it, he forces us to think differently not only about art and art history but about society itself. -New York Times Book Review