The stories clothes tell voices of working-class Japan
"This compelling social history tells the stories of ordinary people in modern Japan. Tatsuichi Horikiri spent a lifetime searching out old items of clothing and oral history accounts to shed light on those who used these items. He reveals not only the often desperate lives of these people, he...
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| Resource Type: | Kniha |
| Jazyk: | English Japanese |
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Lanham
Rowman & Littlefield
2016.
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| Edice: | Asian voices : a subseries of Asia/Pacific/perspectives
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| Shrnutí: | "This compelling social history tells the stories of ordinary people in modern Japan. Tatsuichi Horikiri spent a lifetime searching out old items of clothing and oral history accounts to shed light on those who used these items. He reveals not only the often desperate lives of these people, he illuminates their hopes, aspirations, and human values"--Provided by publisher. "Spanning decades of research, this compelling social history tells the stories of ordinary people in modern Japan. Tatsuichi Horikiri spent a lifetime searching out old items of clothing--ranging from everyday kimono, work clothes, uniforms, and futons to actors' costumes, diapers, hats, aprons, and bags. Simultaneously he collected oral history accounts to shed light on those who used these items. Horikiri reveals not only the difficult and sometimes desperate lives of these people, most from the lower strata in early twentieth-century Japan, he illuminates their hopes, aspirations, and human values. He also explores such topics as textile techniques, the history of fashion, and the ethnography of clothing and related cultural phenomena. Having been wrongly accused and tortured by the Japanese military police in China during World War II, Horikiri takes a deeply empathetic view of all those who struggle--from peasants and coal miners to traveling salesmen and itinerant performers. This personal connection sets his account apart, giving his writing great power and immediacy. Students and scholars of Japanese history, as well those interested in material culture, labor history, and feminist history, will find this book deeply illuminating". |
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| Popis jednotky: | First published in 1990 as a monograph, Nuno no Inochi (The Life of Clothes) by Tokyo publisher Shinnippon Shuppan-sha; a new and expanded edition was brought out by Shinkagaku Shuppan-sha in 2004; the present volume is a translation of the 2004 edition. |
| Fyzický popis: | xxii , 179 pages illustrations 22 cm |
| Bibliografie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442265103 (paperback : alkaline paper) |