The encyclopedia of Asian design : Transnational and global issues in Asian design 1st ed.

Author

Additional Author(s)

• Guth, Christine

Publisher

London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018

Language

English

ISBN

9781350066021

Series

Subject(s)

• ASIA
• DECORATIVE ARTS

Notes

• Includes bibliographical references.

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Abstract

Volume 4 of the Encyclopedia of Asian Design series focuses on transnational and global design issues. Articles by leading international scholars address issues such as geopolitics, aesthetics, trade and sustainability that have impacted and continue to impact the development of craft and design in Asia.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (1 v.)

Dimension

-

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Introduction: Transnational and Global Design Issues
Geopolitics in the History of Asia and Implications for Regional and Global Design
Between the Global and National Self: The Abaya and Asian Transnational Design
Translocation in Design
Dissent by Design: Anti-Olympic Action in East Asia
Craft and Design in the Hindu Way of Life
Sacred Objects and Design in Buddhism
Aesthetics of Asian Art and Design
China’s Shipbuilding Technology and Maritime Trade
Silk Textiles in Inter-Empire Exchanges: The Ottomans and the World of Iran
Asian Design and Global Trade: Communication and Material Change, ca. 1500–1820
Postcolonial Confluence: Appropriating Global Norms in Indian Design
Perspectives on Sustainability
Chinoiserie: A Global Style
Japonisme
Modern Diffusion of Islamic Styles
Batik Crossovers

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