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The Politics of Vietnamese craft : American diplomacy and domestication / Jennifer Way.
- Format:
- Datafile
- Author/Creator:
- Way, Jennifer, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Handicraft industries--Vietnam.
- Handicraft industries.
- Cottage industries--Vietnam.
- Cottage industries.
- United States--Relations--Vietnam.
- United States.
- Vietnam--Relations--United States.
- Vietnam.
- History and Culture of Design.
- Asian History (History).
- Local Subjects:
- History and Culture of Design.
- Asian History (History).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (226 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st edition
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- HTML
- Summary:
- "Jennifer Way's study The Politics of Vietnamese Craft uncovers a little-known chapter in the history of American cultural diplomacy, in which Vietnamese craft production was encouraged and shaped by the US State Department as an object for consumption by middle class America"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Vietnam at home, 1955-1961
- Chapter 1, State Department and United Nations Foundations for Vietnamese Craft Aid
- Chapter 2, Designer as Diplomat
- Chapter 3, Refugee as Artisan: The Image of Vietnamese Craft
- Chapter 4, The U.S., North Vietnam, and South Vietnam: Competing Narratives of Craft
- Chapter 5, From Salvaging to Merchandising: Exhibiting Vietnamese Craft for American Consumers
- Chapter 6, Artifact, Art, Craft: Displaying and Collecting Different Vietnams.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781350007055
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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