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The silk weavers of Kyoto [[electronic resource] ] : family and work in a changing traditional industry / / Tamara K. Hareven



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Autore: Hareven Tamara K Visualizza persona
Titolo: The silk weavers of Kyoto [[electronic resource] ] : family and work in a changing traditional industry / / Tamara K. Hareven Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2002
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (376 p.)
Disciplina: 331.7/677391242/09521864
Soggetto topico: Weavers - Japan - Kyoto
Silk weaving - Japan - Kyoto
Silk industry - Japan - Kyoto
Work and family - Japan - Kyoto
Soggetto geografico: Nishijin (Kyoto, Japan)
Soggetto non controllato: academic
career
craftsmen
dying art
economic
economics
endangered species
fabric workers
family life
generational
historical
interviews
japanese culture
japanese fashion
kimono
kyoto
life history
life story
manufacturers
market
relationships
scholarly
supply and demand
textile workers
true story
weavers
weaving
work
workplace
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-332) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Conclusion: The Nishijin Experience in Comparative Perspective -- Appendix: The Subjective Reconstruction of Life History -- Glossary of Japanese Words -- Bibliography -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: The makers of obi, the elegant and costly sash worn over kimono in Japan, belong to an endangered species. These families of manufacturers, weavers, and other craftspeople centered in the Nishijin weaving district of Kyoto have practiced their demanding craft for generations. In recent decades, however, as a result of declining markets for kimono, they find their livelihood and pride harder to sustain. This book is a poignant exploration of a vanishing world. Tamara Hareven integrates historical research with intensive life history interviews to reveal the relationships among family, work, and community in this highly specialized occupation. Hareven uses her knowledge of textile workers' lives in the United States and Western Europe to show how striking similarities in weavers' experiences transcend cultural differences. These very rich personal testimonies, taken over a decade and a half, provide insight into how these men and women have juggled family and work roles and coped with insecurities. Readers can learn firsthand how weavers perceive their craft and how they interpret their lives and view the world around them. With rare immediacy, The Silk Weavers of Kyoto captures a way of life that is rapidly disappearing.
Titolo autorizzato: The silk weavers of Kyoto  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 9786612359477
1-59734-899-6
1-282-35947-9
0-520-93576-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910782921303321
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