The Japanese house : material culture in the modern home / Inge Daniels ; with photography by Susan Andrews.

By: Daniels, IngeContributor(s): Andrews, SusanMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Materializing culture: Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2010Edition: English edDescription: x, 243 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN: 9781845205164 (hbk.); 1845205162 (hbk.); 1845205170 (pbk.); 9781845205171Subject(s): Dwellings -- Social aspects -- Japan | Material culture -- Japan | Architecture, Domestic -- Japan | Interior decoration -- Japan | Architecture and anthropology -- Japan | Families -- Japan | Japan -- Social life and customsDDC classification: 392.36
Contents:
Feeling at home -- Home and the community -- Domestic spirituality -- Tatami tastes -- Stuff and storage -- Troublesome things -- Conclusions: frictions, gaps and blockages.
Summary: Explores every aspect of the home and daily life in Japan - from decoration, display, furniture and the tatami mat, to eating, sleeping, gift-giving, recycling and worship.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-225) and index.

Feeling at home -- Home and the community -- Domestic spirituality -- Tatami tastes -- Stuff and storage -- Troublesome things -- Conclusions: frictions, gaps and blockages.

Explores every aspect of the home and daily life in Japan - from decoration, display, furniture and the tatami mat, to eating, sleeping, gift-giving, recycling and worship.

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