1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910787206303321

Autore

Jones Michael Owen

Titolo

Craftsman of the Cumberlands : tradition & creativity / / Michael Owen Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1989

©1989

ISBN

0-8131-8391-X

0-8131-4789-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Collana

Publications of the American Folklore Society. New series

Altri autori (Persone)

JonesMichael Owen

Disciplina

749/.32/097691

Soggetti

Chair-makers - Kentucky

Chairs - Kentucky - History - 20th century

Furniture - Kentucky - History - 20th century

Chair-makers - Kentucky - Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Rev. ed. of: The hand made object and its maker. 1975.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The Chairmaking Business; 2 The Masterpiece and the New Design; 3 Man of Constant Sorrow; 4 The Unique and the Antique; 5 Security, Seclusion, and Self-Esteem; 6 It Takes Half a Fool to Make Chairs; 7 The Beauty Part and the Lasting Part; Bibliographical Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

Why do people consider aesthetic qualities as well as utilitarian ones in the making of everyday objects? Why do they maintain traditions? What is the nature of their creative process? These are some of the larger questions addressed by Michael Owen Jones in his book on craftsmen in the Cumberland Mountains of eastern Kentucky. Concentrating on the work of one man, woodworker and chairmaker Chester Cornett, Jones not only describes the tools and techniques employed by Cornett but also his aspirations and values. Cornett possessed a deep knowledge of his materials and a mastery of construction



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910818697803321

Autore

Farish A. Noor (Farish Ahmad Noor), <1967->

Titolo

The Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 1951-2013 : Islamism in a mottled nation / / Farish A. Noor [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2014

ISBN

90-485-2181-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (260 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Religion and society in Asia

Disciplina

324.2595

Soggetti

Islam and politics - Malaysia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Feb 2021).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction. Islamism in a Mottled Nation: The Story of PAS -- 1. 1951-1969: The Orphan of the Cold War. An Islamic Party Steps on the Stage of Malaysian Politics -- 2. From Internationalism to Communitarianism. PAS as the Defender of Malay Rights: 1970-1982 -- 3. PAS in the Global Islamist Wave: 1982- 1999 -- 4. The Jihad of the Ballot Box: PAS's Democratic Experiment: 2000-2013 -- 5. Religion, Politics, Islam, Islamism. What PAS Is, and What It Is Not -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS is the biggest opposition party in Malaysia today and one of the most prominent Islamist parties in Southeast Asia. This work recounts the historical development of PAS from 1951 to the present, and looks at how it has risen to become a political movement that is both local and transnational, tracking its rise from the Cold War to the age of the War on Terror, and its evolving ideological postures - from anti-colonialism to post-revolutionary Islamism, as the party adapted itself to the realities of the postmodern global age. PAS's long engagement with modernity and its nuanced approach to the goal of state capture is the focus of this work, as it recounts the story of the Islamist party and Malaysia by extension. Download the Table of Contents and Introduction