Distributed for Amsterdam University Press

Edited by Marianne Hulsbosch, Elizabeth Bedford, and Martha Chaiklin

Asian Material Culture

232 pages, 71 halftones  6 3/10 x 9 1/2 

Paper $39.95

ISBN: 9789089640901   Pre-order now. Will publish September 2009
For sale only in the United States, its dependencies, the Philippines, and Canada

• Synopsis
• Bio

This richly illustrated volume offers the reader unique insight into the materiality of Asian cultures and the ways in which objects and practices can simultaneously embody and exhibit aesthetic and functional characteristics, as well as everyday and spiritual aspirations. Though each chapter is representative, rather than exhaustive, in its portrayal of Asian material culture, together they clearly demonstrate that objects are entities that resonate with discourses of human relationships, personal and group identity formations, ethics, values, trade, and, above all, distinctive futures.

Subjects

• Asian Studies: General Asian Studies

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