Dachy, Marc.The Dada Movement, 1915-1923. Rizzoli, 1990. Comprehensive and scholarly treatment of the dada movement.
Gale, Matthew.Dada and Surrealism. Phaidon, 1998. Explores the interweaving of two movements.
Huelsenbeck, Richard, ed.The Dada Almanac. High Risk, 1994. Annotated edition of the classic collection of dadaist manifestoes and other materials.
Richter, Hans.Dada: Art and Anti Art. Reprint, Thames & Hudson, 1997. The history of dada as told by one of its inventors.
Rubin, William S.Dada, Surrealism and Their Heritage. Museum of Modern Art, 1978, 1990. The development and influence of these movements since their heyday.
Chilvers, Ian.Oxford Dictionary of 20th-Century Art. Oxford University Press, 1998. This work covers major movements and styles, from cubism to pop and performance art.
Lucie-Smith, Edward.Art Today. Phaidon, 1995, 1999. Guide to developments in contemporary art from the 1960s to the 1990s.
Lynton, Norbert.The Story of Modern Art. Cornell University Press, Phaidon, 1980. 1997. Thoughtful linking of artists, social attitudes.
Mansbach, S. A. Cambridge University Press, 1999. A survey of painting, graphic arts, and sculpture organized by country.
Riemschneider, Burkhard, ed.Art at the Turn of the Millennium. Taschen, 2000. Offers a broad overview of the international art scene at the turn of the 21st century.