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Fashionable Traditions: Asian Handmade Textiles in Motion
By (Author) Ayami Nakatani
Contributions by Monisha Ahmed
Contributions by Eriko Aoki
Contributions by Willemijn de Jong
Contributions by Michele A. Hardy
Contributions by Miwa Kanetani
Contributions by Aarti Kawlra
Contributions by Sachiko Kubota
Contributions by Chie Miyawaki
Contributions by Okpyo Moon
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Lexington Books
28th January 2020
United States
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Cultural studies: customs and traditions
746.095
Hardback
316
Width 160mm, Height 233mm, Spine 26mm
667g
Textiles play a decisive role in history: attire not only indicates status, gender, ethnicity, and religion but illustrates how such boundaries are continuously being negotiated, shifted, and recreated. Fashionable Traditions captures the complex reality of Asian handmade textile production and consumption. From traditionalist discourse and cultural authenticity to fashion and market trends, the contributors to this collection demonstrate the multilayered influence of often contradictory forces. In-depth, ethnographic case studies reveal the entangled relationships between local artisans, external interventions, and consumers, while acknowledging the broader frameworks in which such relationships are situated. Together these stories offer a vivid account of the socio-economic, political, and cultural dynamics in various parts of Asia and emphasize that fashion is neither a Western prerogative nor do its roots reside solely in the West.
For anyone interested in the changes taking place where hand-made textiles are produced, this book offers a range of insights into the processes at work. The authors have all produced intelligent, thoughtful studies that are well worth reading. This book makes a valuable contribution to knowledge about the interplay between "tradition" and "fashion" in textile production in the modern world.
-- "Southeast Asian Studies"Ayami Nakatani is professor of cultural anthropology and director of the Discovery Program for Global Learners at Okayama University.