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The silk weavers of Kyoto : family and work in a changing traditional industry

Author: Tamara K Hareven
Publisher: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2002.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Tamara K Hareven
ISBN: 0520228170 9780520228177 0520228189 9780520228184
OCLC Number: 49679503
Description: xxv, 346 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents: pt. 1. Family, work, and the division of labor in Nishijin : a historical analysis --
From Amoskeag to Nishijin --
A world within a world --
Family business, cottage industry --
Family work in household production --
The mentality and identity of the Nishijin craftspeople --
pt. 2. The Nishijin people's own stories --
Mr. Yamaguchi : manufacturer and creator of The tale of Genji on handwoven scrolls --
Mrs. Shibagaki : artistic handloom weaver --
Mrs. Fuwa : artistic handloom weaver --
Mrs. Fujiwara, Mr. Fujiwara, and Mr. Nishitani : handloom weavers --
Mr. and Mrs. Konishi : handloom weavers --
Ms. and Mrs. Shibagaki : two generations of handloom weavers --
Mr. and Mrs. Sakurai : handloom weavers --
Mrs. Yasuda : manufacturer's widow and manufacturer's mother ; Mr. Yasuda : manufacturer, manufacturer's son, and manufacturer's father --
Mrs. Maizuru Michiko : manufacturer's daughter, manufacturer's widow, manufacturer's mother --
Mr. Hiraoka : production manager at the Nishijin Maizuru Textile Company --
Mr. Koyama : weavers' assistant in a factory --
Mr. Aioi : warper --
Mrs. Uebeyashi : cottage weaver on the Tango Peninsula on the Japan Sea --
Mr. and Mrs. Nagahama : cottage weavers of wedding kimono on the Tango Peninsula --
Conclusion : the Nishijin experience in comparative perspective --
Appendix: The subjective reconstruction of life history --
Glossary of Japanese words.
Responsibility: Tamara K. Hareven.
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