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Bonds of Civility: Aesthetic Networks and the Political Origins of Japanese Culture - Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences Ikegami, Eiko (New School University, New York)
Bonds of Civility: Aesthetic Networks and the Political Origins of Japanese Culture - Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences
Ikegami, Eiko (New School University, New York)
Combining sociological insights in organizations with cultural history, this book explores networks of performing arts, tea ceremony and haiku, the politics of kimono aesthetics, the rise of commercial publishing, the popularization of etiquette and manners, the vogue for androgyny in kabuki performance, and the rise of tacit modes of communication.
476 pages, 25 b/w illus. 4 colour illus. 1 table
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | February 28, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521809429 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 480 |
| Dimensions | 160 × 237 × 32 mm · 832 g |
| Language | English |