Folk Art Potters of Japan - Beyond an Anthropology of Aesthetics

Not only rewrites the history of contemporary Western ceramics but also engages in two important discourses in anthropology today: one concerned with art and aesthetics; the other with Orientalism. Amply illustrated, with a frank description of the operation of Japan's art pottery world.

Sommario

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Japanese Mingei Movement; Chapter 2 A Pottery Community; Chapter 3 Social Organization; Chapter 4 Ecology and Social Structure; Chapter 5 Labour Cooperation; Chapter 6 Environmental and Social Change; Chapter 7 The Mingei Boom and Economic Development; Chapter 8 The Decline of Community Solidarity; Chapter 9 Theory and Practice in Japanese Mingei; Chapter 10 Folk Art, Industrialization and Orientalism;

Info autore

Brian Moeran

Riassunto

Not only rewrites the history of contemporary Western ceramics but also engages in two important discourses in anthropology today: one concerned with art and aesthetics; the other with Orientalism. Amply illustrated, with a frank description of the operation of Japan's art pottery world.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Brian Moeran, Moeran Brian
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 27.08.1997
• EAN: 9780700706051
• ISBN: 978-0-7007-0605-1
• Pagine: 288
• Peso: 690 g
• Serie: Anthropology of Asia
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Demologia; Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General