{"product_id":"kingdom-of-beauty-mingei-and-the-politics-of-folk-art-in-imperial-japan-9780822340003","title":"Kingdom of Beauty  Mingei and the Politics of Folk Art in Imperial Japan","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eKingdom of Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e is first-rate. Kim Brandt’s analysis is sharp, her organization supple, her writing graceful. Moreover, her synthesis of the imperial with the domestic—and of the ideological with the material—makes the book a model of cultural history.”—\u003cb\u003eKären Wigen\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Making of a Japanese Periphery, 1750–1920\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A richly textured, beautifully written, and provocatively argued analysis of the Japanese folk-craft movement, this study sheds light on empire, middle-class material culture, the aesthetics of fascism, and much else common to twentieth-century societies in the throes of dislocating change. A beguiling book on important themes.”—\u003cb\u003eCarol Gluck\u003c\/b\u003e, George Sansom Professor of History, Columbia University\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eKingdom of Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e is an important work that contributes a grounded account of knowledge production processes, dynamics of art evaluation, and achievements of art centered social activism in a colonial setting that will be\u003cbr\u003euseful to scholars in many fields.”\u003cbr\u003e -- Liora Sarfati * Museum Anthropology Review *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eKingdom of Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e is truly the most compelling study of Mingei I have read: it not only answers questions hitherto unanswered, but also provides useful tools for the future study of Mingei, particularly in the context of today’s increasingly globalizing world. . . . I am deeply struck by the manner in which the author has approached often contentious topics with unabated tenacity, integrity, and sincerity.” * Asian Ethnology *\u003cbr\u003e“[A]n impressive narrative of mingei’s cultural history . . . . \u003ci\u003eKingdom of Beauty \u003c\/i\u003eis a rigorous scholarly work, much of which is based on Brandt’s judicious use of Japanese primary resources. It is beautifully written, and benefits from the inclusion of numerous . . . plates of mingei wares. Brandt’s argument is tight, comprehensive and engaging and, most importantly, groundbreaking in its excavation of the complex social forces at work and the entities associated with mingei’s ascent in the first half of last century.” -- Penny Bailey * Asian Studies Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Beauty of Sorrow 7\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Discovery of Mingei 38\u003cbr\u003e 3. New Mingei in the 1930s 83\u003cbr\u003e 4. Mingei and the Wartime State, 1937-1945 124\u003cbr\u003e 5. Renovating Greater East Asia 173\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue 223\u003cbr\u003e Notes 229\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography 277\u003cbr\u003e Index 293","brand":"MD - Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768192565591,"sku":"9780822340003","price":20.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822340003.jpg?v=1758716785","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/kingdom-of-beauty-mingei-and-the-politics-of-folk-art-in-imperial-japan-9780822340003","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}