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.
The book represents a continuation of research begun by Cooper in Hong Kong in the early 1970s among expatriate artisan furniture makers and woodcarve...
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.
The book represents a continuation of research begun by Cooper in Hong Kong in the early 1970s among expatriate artisan furniture makers and woodcarve...
During the early communist period of the 1950s, temple fairs in China were both suppressed and secularized. This book reveals how once these secular 'temple-less temple fairs' were in place, they came to serve as sites where a revival or recycling of popular religious symbols found familiar and fertile ground in which to spread.
During the early communist period of the 1950s, temple fairs in China were both suppressed and secularized. This book reveals how once these secular '...
