The book represents a continuation of research begun by Cooper in Hong Kong in the early 1970s among expatriate artisan furniture makers and woodcarvers from Dongyang County, Zhejiang Province. He now sets out to investigate the fate of the same craft in the hands of the same folk under totally different socio-economic conditions in their native county in communist People's Republic of China.
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This volume looks at the production of Chinese wood furniture under the socio-economic conditions of the People's Republic of China. It is a continuation of research begun by the author in Hong Kong in the early 1970s among expatriate artisan furniture makers and woodcarvers from Dongyang.
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Introduction 1. Dongyang County 3 2. Traditional Woodcarving and Its Revolutionary Transformation-The First Transition of Tradition 3. Xia Qi Tan Village 4. Li Tang Village 5. Guo Zhai Town 6. Heng Dian Town 7. The Dongyang Woodcarving Factory and Economic Reform-The Second Transition of Tradition 8. Conclusion-Flexible Production in Dongyang?
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780765603227
Publisert
1999-02-28
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
296