Crafting The Indian

Author : Petra Tjitske Kalshoven
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 0857453459
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crafting 'The Indian' written by Petra Tjitske Kalshoven and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Europe, Indian hobbyism, or Indianism, has developed out of a strong fascination with Native American life in the 18th and 19th centuries. “Indian hobbyists” dress in homemade replicas of clothing, craft museum-quality replicas of artifacts, meet in fields dotted with tepees and reenact aspects of North American Indian lifeworlds, using ethnographies, travel diaries, and museum collections as resources. Grounded in fieldwork set among networks of Indian hobbyists in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and the Czech Republic, this ethnography analyzes this contemporary practice of serious leisure with respect to the general human desire for play, metaphor, and allusion. It provides insights into the increasing popularity of reenactment practices as they relate to a deeper understanding of human perception, imagination, and creativity.

Author : Julian Harris Salomon
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Indian Crafts & Indian Lore written by Julian Harris Salomon and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1928 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells how various articles connected with Indian life were made and used. Some subjects included are Indian music, games, dances, and food. Grades 6-8.

Author : A. McGowan
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230623239
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crafting the Nation in Colonial India written by A. McGowan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-07-20 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on a wide range of archival evidence, Abigail McGowan argues that crafts seized the political imagination in western India because they provided a means of debating the present and future of the country.

Author : Alfred Stepan
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801899427
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crafting State-Nations written by Alfred Stepan and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political wisdom holds that the political boundaries of a state necessarily coincide with a nation's perceived cultural boundaries. Today, the sociocultural diversity of many polities renders this understanding obsolete. This volume provides the framework for the state-nation, a new paradigm that addresses the need within democratic nations to accommodate distinct ethnic and cultural groups within a country while maintaining national political coherence. First introduced briefly in 1996 by Alfred Stepan and Juan J. Linz, the state-nation is a country with significant multicultural—even multinational—components that engenders strong identification and loyalty from its citizens. Here, Indian political scholar Yogendra Yadav joins Stepan and Linz to outline and develop the concept further. The core of the book documents how state-nation policies have helped craft multiple but complementary identities in India in contrast to nation-state policies in Sri Lanka, which contributed to polarized and warring identities. The authors support their argument with the results of some of the largest and most original surveys ever designed and employed for comparative political research. They include a chapter discussing why the U.S. constitutional model, often seen as the preferred template for all the world’s federations, would have been particularly inappropriate for crafting democracy in politically robust multinational countries such as India or Spain. To expand the repertoire of how even unitary states can respond to territorially concentrated minorities with some secessionist desires, the authors develop a revised theory of federacy and show how such a formula helped craft the recent peace agreement in Aceh, Indonesia. Empirically thorough and conceptually clear, Crafting State-Nations will have a substantial impact on the study of comparative political institutions and the conception and understanding of nationalism and democracy.

Author : Monte Smith
Publisher : Treasure Chest Books
ISBN 13 : 9780943604145
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Traditional Indian Bead & Leather Crafts written by Monte Smith and published by Treasure Chest Books. This book was released on 1986 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents illustrated instructions on the basics of beadwork and leather crafts of the American Indians and the early frontier.

Author : Ilay Cooper
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 9780500278635
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arts and Crafts of India written by Ilay Cooper and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A discussion of each medium, ranging from wood to basketry complemented by an outline of the regional styles, history and the social and symbolic significance of many of the artefacts.

Author : Monte Smith
Publisher : Eagles View Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780943604138
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Traditional Indian Crafts written by Monte Smith and published by Eagles View Publishing. This book was released on 1986 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David R. Montgomery
Publisher : Horizon Publishers & Distributors
ISBN 13 : 9780882908410
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indian Crafts and Skills written by David R. Montgomery and published by Horizon Publishers & Distributors. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indian Crafts and Skills provides an excellent study of American Indian handiwork, both practical and artistic. This guide not only describes the skills Indians developed, but it also gives specific instructions for creating many kinds of Indian handiwork. the author, a skilled craftsman, explains the various types of shelters and tools used by the Indians, as well as weapons of warfare and hunting. Trapping and tracking are vividly described, complete with descriptions to help the reader identify almost every kind of wild animal track. Step-by-step, concise, easy-to-read instructions will tell you all you need to know about re-creating the Indian way of life. Not only will you explore the practical aspects of Indian livelihood, but you will also discover the beauty and joy of the Indian culture. This book is supplemented with a complete list of reference books and supply sources to help in creating the magic and mystery of Indian handiwork. Indian Crafts and Skills is an exciting book for people who wish to share in the heritage of skill and the artistry of the ancient inhabitants of America.

Author : Jaya Jaitly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788189738372
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crafts Atlas of India written by Jaya Jaitly and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mapping India's crafts was a mammoth task that took eleven years. During this period, many new crafts were born, skills rejuvenated and some may have languished and faded away. The nature of crafts production in India is both ephemeral and resilient. India's crafts journey resembles the progress of a river from the mountains to the ocean, picking up material, depositing some, changes course, disappearing underground to surface somewhere else. Yet, the tradition continues forever. The Dastkari Haat Samiti, a national association of craftspeople, undertook the enormous task of documenting whatever skills and crafts it could find and created artistic crafts maps of each state of India. Three new states were born during the process. A traditional art form of each state provides the backdrop for information meticulously gathered from first and second hand sources. The maps provide resource material to people working in different disciplines and a source of aesthetic joy to anyone who uses them as wall posters. The vibrant illustrations and academically rich content are recreated as an atlas of India's crafts, handmade textiles and traditional arts, covering India's cultural history. "Crafts Atlas of India" is therefore a unique documentation and a rare visual treat.

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Publisher : Native Voices
ISBN 13 : 9781570670626
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collecting Authentic Indian Arts and Crafts written by and published by Native Voices. This book was released on 1999 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A volume on identifying and collecting contemporary Indian artefacts, crafts and jewellery, this guide shows how to identify authentic crafts, how to recognise fraudulent work, and what to do if a fake item has been purchased.