{"product_id":"gathering-for-tea-in-modern-taka-oshikiri-9781350143784","title":"Gathering for Tea in Modern Japan: Class, Culture and Consumption in the Meiji Period","description":"By examining \u003ci\u003echanoyu\u003c\/i\u003e- the custom of consuming matcha tea - in the Meiji period, \u003ci\u003eGathering for Tea in Modern Japan\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the interactions between intellectual and cultural legacies of the Tokugawa period and the incoming influences of Western ideas, material cultures and institutions. It explores the construction of Japan's modern cultural identity, highlighting the development of new social classes, and the transformation of cultural practices and production-consumption networks of the modern era. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaka Oshikri uses a wealth of Japanese source material - including diaries, newspaper, journal articles, maps, exhibition catalogues and official records - to explore the intricate relationships between the practice and practitioners of different social groups such as the old aristocracy, the emerging industrial elite, the local elite and government officials. She argues that the fabrication of a cultural identity during modernisation was influenced by various interest groups, such as the private commercial sector and foreign ambassadors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough much is written on the practice of \u003ci\u003echanoyu\u003c\/i\u003ein the pre-Tokugawa period and present-day Japan, there are few historical studies focusing on the late 19th and early 20th centuries. \u003ci\u003eGathering for Tea in Modern Japan\u003c\/i\u003ethus makes a significant contribution to its field, and will be of great value to students and scholars of modern Japanese social and cultural history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Taka Oshikiri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350143782\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350143784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.36d","brand":"Taka Oshikiri","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123084128511,"sku":"9781350143784","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8dc6f623-8e01-4659-bbc2-69794dab203c.jpg?v=1687428830","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gathering-for-tea-in-modern-taka-oshikiri-9781350143784","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}