- Hardcover: 368 pages
- Publisher: University of California Press; illustrated edition edition (24 Jan 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0520228170
- ISBN-13: 978-0520228177
- Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 16.1 x 2.8 cm
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"Hareven vividly andpersuasively describes the family-based silk weaving industry in Kyoto, which has been in the process of change since the end of the nineteenth century. She throws light on the innermost layer of Japanese human relations and therefore the Japanese way of feeling, thinking and evaluation, to an extent that few existing Japanese studies have attained." - Kiyomi Morioka, Seijo University, Tokyo
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The makers of obi, the elegant and costly sash worn over kimono in Japan, belong to an endangered species. These families of manufacturers, weavers, and other craftspeople centred in the Nishijin weaving district of Kyoto have practiced their demanding craft for generations. In recent decades, however, as a result of declining markets for kimono, they find their livelihood and pride harder to sustain. This book is a poignant exploration of a vanishing world. Tamara Hareven integrates historical research with intensive life history interviews to reveal the relationships among family, work, and community in this highly specialized occupation. Hareven uses her knowledge of textile workers' lives in the United States and Western Europe to show how striking similarities in weavers' experiences transcend cultural differences. These personal testimonies, taken over a decade and a half, provide insight into how these men and women have juggled family and work roles and coped with insecurities. They explain how they perceive their craft and how they interpret their lives and view the world around them. "The Silk Weavers of Kyoto" captures a way of life that is rapidly disappearing.
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17 Jan 2008
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My college Anthropology prof liked to say that Anthropologists make boring authors. In this case, she was wrong, thank goodness. Ms. Hareven brings to this book her understanding of weavers and their conditions and along the way learns about Japanese perceptions of labor, gender issues, family, community and professional skills.
This is one of the first books I read in my (never ending) textile research journey, and I come back to it often. As someone who works with vintage Japanese textiles on a daily basis, I found this book has helped me to understand the weavers themselves, which in turn helps me understand the culture of weaving and appreciate it all the more. Knowing that as these weavers age they are not being replaced with younger skilled hands, I find this book becomes more valuable for its insight and information as time goes by. Ms. Hareven has preserved a slice of the Japanese weaving culture for those of us who may never have the opportunity to experience it first hand for ourselves, and for that I am grateful.
This is one of the first books I read in my (never ending) textile research journey, and I come back to it often. As someone who works with vintage Japanese textiles on a daily basis, I found this book has helped me to understand the weavers themselves, which in turn helps me understand the culture of weaving and appreciate it all the more. Knowing that as these weavers age they are not being replaced with younger skilled hands, I find this book becomes more valuable for its insight and information as time goes by. Ms. Hareven has preserved a slice of the Japanese weaving culture for those of us who may never have the opportunity to experience it first hand for ourselves, and for that I am grateful.
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