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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “yoko taniguchi”
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  • We Are All Survivors

    Verbal, Ritual, and Material Ways of Narrating Disaster and Recovery

    by Yutaka Suga, Yoko Taniguchi, Kōji Katō, Amy Shuman, Gloria M. Colom Braña, Georgia Ellie Dassler ...
    What is the role of folklore in the discussion of catastrophe and trauma? How do disaster survivors use language, ritual, and the material world to articulate their experiences? What insights and tools can the field of folkloristics offer survivors for navigating and narrating disaster and its aftermath? Can folklorists contribute to broader understandings of empathy and the roles of listening in ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Conservation and Painting Techniques of Wall Paintings on the Ancient Silk Road

    Edited by Shigeo Aoki, Yoko Taniguchi, Stephen Rickerby, Michiyo Mori, Takayasu Kijima, Su Bomin, Fumiyoshi Kirino ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This book presents recent research on ancient Silk Road wall paintings, providing an up-to-date analysis of their coloring materials and techniques, and of developments in efforts to preserve them.The destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas in 2001 encouraged international collaboration between conservation research institutes to study and protect the Silk Road’s painted heritage. The collaborations ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

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  • The Fabric of Civilization

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  • Introduction to Architecture

    by Francis D. K. Ching, James F. Eckler ...
    A survey of the built environment distills the work of legendary author and illustrator Francis D. K. Ching into a single volumeIntroduction to Architecture presents the essential texts and drawings of Francis D. K. Ching for those new to architecture and design. With his typical highly graphic approach, this is the first introductory text from Ching that surveys the design of spaces, buildings, ... Read more

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  • When No Thing Works

    A Zen and Indigenous Perspective on Resilience, Shared Purpose, and Leadership in the Timeplace of Collapse

    by Norma Wong ...
    Between falling apart and coming together lies the threshold—step through with a Zen master's invitation to practice hope in chaotic times.Take a breath. Take a step.In this time of collective acceleration—when institutions crumble, climate chaos intensifies, and polarization hardens hearts—Zen Rōshi and Native Hawaiian guide Norma Wong offers something different than solutions. She offers a way ... Read more

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  • The Next Apocalypse

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  • Full Spectrum

    How the Science of Color Made Us Modern

    by Adam Rogers ...
    "Informative and entertaining...Rogers is a seasoned raconteur, unreeling an eons-spanning tale with skill." — Wall Street JournalA lively account of our age-old quest for brighter colors, which changed the way we see the world, from the best-selling author of Proof: The Science of BoozeFrom kelly green to millennial pink, our world is graced with a richness of colors. But our human-made colors ... Read more

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  • Sikodiwa

    Revisiting Filipino Indigenous Wisdom for Personal and Shared Well-Being

    by Carl Lorenz Cervantes ...
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  • The World According to Color

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  • Ceramics, Cuisine and Culture

    The archaeology and science of kitchen pottery in the ancient Mediterranean world

    Edited by Michela Spataro, Alexandra Villing ...
    The 23 papers presented here are the product of the interdisciplinary exchange of ideas and approaches to the study of kitchen pottery between archaeologists, material scientists, historians and ethnoarchaeologists. They aim to set a vital but long-neglected category of evidence in its wider social, political and economic contexts. Structured around main themes concerning technical aspects of ... Read more

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