Consuming Bodies by Fran Lloyd
Explores the themes of sex and consumerism in Japanese art and how they connect with the wider historical, social and political conditions in Japanese culture. This title examines the contradictions and ambivalences embedded in the Japanese experience of modernity, and the effects of commodification on the individual and the nation state.
a beautifully produced book The Guardian To sum up this provocative and fascinating book in a short review is virtually impossible.. a considerable contribution to our understanding of a complex and important new world of art. Contemporary Asian Culture
Fran Lloyd is the Head of Department of Art and Design History at Kingston University, Surrey. She is editor of Deconstructing Madonna (1993), Contemporary Arab Women's Art (1999) and Displacement and Difference (2001).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781861891471 |
| ISBN 10 | 1861891474 |
| Title | Consuming Bodies |
| Author | Fran Lloyd |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Reaktion Books |
| Year published | 2003-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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