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The Best Art History Books for Teenagers, recommended by John Harrison

Are you studying Art History at Advanced Placement or A Level, or are you a parent wanting to get your teen into the subject? We turned to veteran art history teacher John Harrison, formerly head of the art history department at Eton College, for his top five picks of the most illuminating and accessible books for getting a broad overview of the history of art.

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Gandhi: 'Hind Swaraj' and Other Writings (Cambridge Texts in Modern Politics)
by Mohandas Gandhi

The Wretched of the Earth
by Frantz Fanon

Return to my Native Land
by Aime Cesaire

Annihilation of Caste: The Annotated Critical Edition
by B.R. Ambedkar

The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution
by C.L.R. James

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Man's Search for Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl

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by Wayne W Dyer

The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
by Henri J. M. Nouwen

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