{"product_id":"spaces-in-translation-9780812246742","title":"Spaces in Translation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Spaces in Translation, Christian Tagsold explores Japanese gardens in the West and ponders their history, the reasons for their popularity, and their connections to geopolitical events. He concludes that a process of cultural translation between Japanese and Western experts created an idea of the Orient and its distinction from the West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Christian Tagsold provides a detailed social and intellectual history and a phenomenological study all at once. There is nothing remotely like this book, and with it, Tagsold becomes a central figure in the study of Japanese gardens.\" * Kendall Brown, California State University, Long Beach *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. From China to Japan: The History of Asian Spaces\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Discourses of Spaces\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Spreading the Japanese Garden Worldwide\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Between Essence and Invention\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Zen and the Art of Gardens\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Elements of the Japanese Garden\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Authoritarian Gardens\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Connecting Spaces, Disconnecting Spaces\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. Postmodernizing Japanese Gardens\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405724885335,"sku":"9780812246742","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/spaces-in-translation-9780812246742","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}