The Lens Within the Heart: The Western Scientific Gaze and Popular Imagery in Later Edo Japan
Author:   Timon Screech
Publisher:   University of Hawai'i Press
Edition:   2nd ed.
ISBN:  

9780824825942


Pages:   328
Publication Date:   31 March 2002
Format:   Paperback
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The Lens Within the Heart: The Western Scientific Gaze and Popular Imagery in Later Edo Japan


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This study of eighteenth century Japan, using sources wholly unstudied since their writing, reveals the profound influence that the introduction of Western technology and scientific instruments (including glass, lenses, and mirrors) had on Japanese notions of sight, and how this change in perception was reflected clearly in popular culture.

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Author:   Timon Screech
Publisher:   University of Hawai'i Press
Imprint:   University of Hawai'i Press
Edition:   2nd ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.057kg
ISBN:  

9780824825942


ISBN 10:   0824825942
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   31 March 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Inactive
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

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Timon Screech is professor in the history of art at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

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