{"product_id":"global-design-history","title":"Global Design History","description":"\u003cp\u003eGlobalism is often discussed using abstract terms, such as ‘networks’ or ‘flows’ and usually in relation to recent history. \u003cem\u003eGlobal Design History\u003c\/em\u003e moves us past this limited view of globalism, broadening our sense of this key term in history and theory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndividual chapters focus our attention on objects, and the stories they can tell us about cultural interactions on a global scale. They place these concrete things into contexts, such as trade, empire, mediation, and various forms of design practice. Among the varied topics included are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe global underpinnings of Renaissance material culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe trade of Indian cottons in the eighteenth-century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Japanese tea ceremony as a case of ‘import substitution’ \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGerman design in the context of empire \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehandcrafted modernist furniture in Turkey \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAustralian fashions employing ‘ethnic’ motifs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean experimental UK-Ghanaian design partnership\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChinese social networking websites \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe international circulation of contemporary architects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing work from leading design historians, each chapter is paired with a ‘response’, designed to expand the discussion and test the methodologies on offer. An extensive bibliography and resource guide will also aid further research, providing students with a user friendly model for approaches to global design.　\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlobal Design History \u003c\/em\u003ewill be useful for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students, academics and researchers in design history and art history, and related subjects such as anthropology, craft studies and cultural geography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57310540464510,"sku":"NW9780415572873","price":39.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780415572873.jpg?v=1778583178","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/global-design-history","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}