The arts and crafts of the Swat Valley : Living traditions in the Hindu Kush
Author: Johannes Kalter
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 180
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The Arts and Crafts of the Swat Valley
Author: Johannes Kalter
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780500973844
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe upper Swat valley in the mountain region of north Pakistan, not well known even to those with a special interest in the Orient, has one of the most remarkable cultures in the Islamic world, influenced by the cultures of central Asia, China and India.
Folk Art
Author: Henry Glassie
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2023-06-13
Total Pages: 738
ISBN-13: 0253067235
DOWNLOAD EBOOKListen to the artists of the Brazilian Northeast. Their work, they say, comes of continuity and creativity. Continuity runs along lines of learning toward social coherence. Creativity brings challenges and deep personal satisfaction. What they say and do in Brazil aligns with ethnographic evidence from New Mexico and North Carolina; from Ireland, Portugal, and Italy; from Nigeria, Turkey, India, and Bangladesh; from China and Japan. This book is about that, about folk art as a sign of human unity.
Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World (2 Vol. Set)
Author: Susan Sinclair
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 1510
ISBN-13: 9004170588
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFollowing the tradition and style of the acclaimed Index Islamicus, the editors have created this new Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World. The editors have surveyed and annotated a wide range of books and articles from collected volumes and journals published in all European languages (except Turkish) between 1906 and 2011. This comprehensive bibliography is an indispensable tool for everyone involved in the study of material culture in Muslim societies.
Modern Art in Pakistan
Author: Simone Wille
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-09-19
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 131734135X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKModern Art in Pakistan examines interaction of space, tradition, and history to analyse artistic production in Pakistan from the 1950s to recent times. It traces the evolution of modernism in Pakistan and frames it in a global context in the aftermath of Partition. A masterful insight into South Asian art, this book will interest researchers, scholars, and students of South Asian art and art history, and Pakistan in particular. Further, it will be useful to those engaged in the fields of Islamic studies, museum studies, and modern South Asian history.
Mountain Environments and Communities
Author: Don Funnell
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005-08-18
Total Pages: 757
ISBN-13: 1134677359
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMountain Environments and Communities explains the background physical environment and then explores the environmental and social dimensions of mountain regions. This critical review of the concepts currently employed in mountain research, draws upon a wide range of examples from developed and developing countries. The dynamics of mountain life are described through both historical accounts of village-based systems and examples of the contemporary impact of global capital and sustainable development strategies.
Timeless Simplicity
Author: John Lane
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2001-01-01
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 190744856X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA delightful book, celebrating the wonders of simplicity and minimalism in a noisy, overwhelming world. Our planet was once teeming with all kinds of life, but our grandchildren will inherit one with less than 20 per cent of its early forests still in tact, and thousands of plant and animal species extinct. Sooner or later, a more frugal lifestyle is not only desirable, but will soon be imperative. Life at the moment isn't what it should be – technological and economic progress has resulted in a delusion that material solutions will solve emotional problems, but a simpler lifestyle leaves space for spiritual renewal. This is a book about simplicity – not destitution, parsimoniousness or self-denial, but the restoration of wealth in the midst of an affluence in which we are starving the spirit. There are many advantages to living a less cluttered, less stressful life than that which has become the norm in the overcrowded and manic-paced consuming nations. Written by painter, writer and educator John Lane, Timeless Simplicity is an ode to having less and enjoying more. More time to pursue creativity, eat good food, relax with your family – and to just be yourself!
Dictionary of Islamic Architecture
Author: Andrew Petersen
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002-03-11
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 1134613652
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Dictionary of Islamic Architecture provides the fullest range of artistic, technical, archaeological, cultural and biographical data for the entire geographical and chronological spread of Islamic architecture - from West Africa through the Middle East to Indonesia, and from the seventh to the eighteenth centuries of the Common Era. Over 500 entries are arranged alphabetically and fully cross-referenced and indexed to permit easy access to the text and to link items of related interest. Four main categories of subject matter are explored: * dynastic and regional overviews * individual site descriptions * biographical entries * technical definitions Over 100 relevant plans, sketch maps, photographs and other illustrations complement and illuminate the entries, and the needs of the reader requiring further information are met by individual entry bibliographies.
