The Social Life Of Ink
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The Social Life Of Ink
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Author : Ted Bishop
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Release Date : 2014-10-28
The Social Life Of Ink written by Ted Bishop and has been published by Penguin Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-28 with History categories.
A rich and imaginative discovery of how ink has shaped culture and why it is here to stay Ink is so much a part of daily life that we take it for granted, yet its invention was as significant as the wheel. Ink not only recorded culture, it bought political power, divided peoples, and led to murderous rivalries. Ancient letters on a page were revered as divine light, and precious ink recipes were held secret for centuries. And, when it first hit markets not so long ago, the excitement over the disposable ballpoint pen equalled that for a new smartphone—with similar complaints to the manufacturers. Curious about its impact on culture, literature, and the course of history, Ted Bishop sets out to explore the story of ink. From Budapest to Buenos Aires, he traces the lives of the innovators who created the ballpoint pen—revolutionary technology that still requires exact engineering today. Bishop visits a ranch in Utah to meet a master ink-maker who relishes igniting linseed oil to make traditional printers’ ink. In China, he learns that ink can be an exquisite object, the subject of poetry, and a means of strengthening (or straining) family bonds. And in the Middle East, he sees the world’s oldest Qur’an, stained with the blood of the caliph who was assassinated while reading it. An inquisitive and personal tour around the world, The Social Life of Ink asks us to look more closely at something we see so often that we don’t see it at all.
Ink
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Author : Ted Bishop
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2017-06-06
Ink written by Ted Bishop and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-06 with History categories.
A rich and imaginative discovery of how ink has shaped culture and why it is here to stay. Ink is so much a part of daily life that we take it for granted, yet its invention was as significant as the wheel. Ink not only recorded culture, it bought political power, divided peoples, and led to murderous rivalries. Ancient letters on a page were revered as divine light, and precious ink recipes were held secret for centuries. And, when it first hit markets not so long ago, the excitement over the disposable ballpoint pen equalled that for a new smartphone--with similar complaints to the manufacturers. Curious about its impact on culture, literature, and the course of history, Ted Bishop sets out to explore the story of ink. From Budapest to Buenos Aires, he traces the lives of the innovators who created the ballpoint pen--revolutionary technology that still requires exact engineering today. Bishop visits a ranch in Utah to meet a master ink-maker who relishes igniting linseed oil to make traditional printers' ink. In China, he learns that ink can be an exquisite object, the subject of poetry, and a means of strengthening (or straining) family bonds. And in the Middle East, he sees the world's oldest Qur'an, stained with the blood of the caliph who was assassinated while reading it. An inquisitive and personal tour around the world, Ink asks us to look more closely at something we see so often that we don't see it at all.
Ink
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Author : Ted Bishop
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2017-06-06
Ink written by Ted Bishop and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-06 with History categories.
A rich and imaginative discovery of how ink has shaped culture and why it is here to stay. Ink is so much a part of daily life that we take it for granted, yet its invention was as significant as the wheel. Ink not only recorded culture, it bought political power, divided peoples, and led to murderous rivalries. Ancient letters on a page were revered as divine light, and precious ink recipes were held secret for centuries. And, when it first hit markets not so long ago, the excitement over the disposable ballpoint pen equalled that for a new smartphone—with similar complaints to the manufacturers. Curious about its impact on culture, literature, and the course of history, Ted Bishop sets out to explore the story of ink. From Budapest to Buenos Aires, he traces the lives of the innovators who created the ballpoint pen—revolutionary technology that still requires exact engineering today. Bishop visits a ranch in Utah to meet a master ink-maker who relishes igniting linseed oil to make traditional printers' ink. In China, he learns that ink can be an exquisite object, the subject of poetry, and a means of strengthening (or straining) family bonds. And in the Middle East, he sees the world's oldest Qur'an, stained with the blood of the caliph who was assassinated while reading it. An inquisitive and personal tour around the world, Ink asks us to look more closely at something we see so often that we don't see it at all.
The Social Life Of Inkstones
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Author : Dorothy Ko
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2017-05-01
The Social Life Of Inkstones written by Dorothy Ko and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-01 with History categories.
An inkstone, a piece of polished stone no bigger than an outstretched hand, is an instrument for grinding ink, an object of art, a token of exchange between friends or sovereign states, and a surface on which texts and images are carved. As such, the inkstone has been entangled with elite masculinity and the values of wen (culture, literature, civility) in China, Korea, and Japan for more than a millennium. However, for such a ubiquitous object in East Asia, it is virtually unknown in the Western world. Examining imperial workshops in the Forbidden City, the Duan quarries in Guangdong, the commercial workshops in Suzhou, and collectors� homes in Fujian, The Social Life of Inkstones traces inkstones between court and society and shows how collaboration between craftsmen and scholars created a new social order in which the traditional hierarchy of �head over hand� no longer predominated. Dorothy Ko also highlights the craftswoman Gu Erniang, through whose work the artistry of inkstone-making achieved unprecedented refinement between the 1680s and 1730s. The Social Life of Inkstones explores the hidden history and cultural significance of the inkstone and puts the stonecutters and artisans on center stage.
Social Life Of The Chinese
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Author : Justus Doolittle
language : en
Publisher: London : S. Low, Son, and Marston
Release Date : 1868
Social Life Of The Chinese written by Justus Doolittle and has been published by London : S. Low, Son, and Marston this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1868 with China categories.
Social Life Of The Chinese Edited And Revised By The Rev Paxton Hood Etc
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Author : Justus Doolittle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1868
Social Life Of The Chinese Edited And Revised By The Rev Paxton Hood Etc written by Justus Doolittle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1868 with categories.
Social Life Of The Chinese A Daguerrotype Of Daily Life In China By Rev Justus Doolittle
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Author : Justus Doolittle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1868
Social Life Of The Chinese A Daguerrotype Of Daily Life In China By Rev Justus Doolittle written by Justus Doolittle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1868 with categories.
The Social Life Of Criticism
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Author : Kimberly J Stern
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2016-10-17
The Social Life Of Criticism written by Kimberly J Stern and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-17 with Literary Criticism categories.
Contends that gender politics were influential in the early development of literary criticism and the writings of female critics
The Social Life Of Information
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Author : John Seely Brown
language : en
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Release Date : 2017-02-21
The Social Life Of Information written by John Seely Brown and has been published by Harvard Business Review Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-21 with Business & Economics categories.
“Should be read by anyone interested in understanding the future,” The Times Literary Supplement raved about the original edition of The Social Life of Information. We’re now living in that future, and one of the seminal books of the Internet Age is more relevant than ever. The future was a place where technology was supposed to empower individuals and obliterate social organizations. Pundits predicted that information technology would spell the end of almost everything—from mass media to bureaucracies, universities, politics, and governments. Clearly, we are not living in that future. The Social Life of Information explains why. John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid show us how to look beyond mere information to the social context that creates and gives meaning to it. Arguing elegantly for the important role that human sociability plays, even—perhaps especially—in the digital world, The Social Life of Information gives us an optimistic look beyond the simplicities of information and individuals. It shows how a better understanding of the contribution that communities, organizations, and institutions make to learning, working, and innovating can lead to the richest possible use of technology in our work and everyday lives. With a new introduction by David Weinberger and reflections by the authors on developments since the book’s first publication, this new edition is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the human place in a digital world.
The Social Life Of Materials
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Author : Adam Drazin
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-06-08
The Social Life Of Materials written by Adam Drazin and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-08 with Social Science categories.
Materials play a central role in society. Beyond the physical and chemical properties of materials, their cultural properties have often been overlooked in anthropological studies: finished products have been perceived as ‘social’ yet the materials which comprise them are considered ‘raw’ or natural’. The Social Life of Materials proposes a new perspective in this interdisciplinary field. Diverting attention from the consumption of objects, the book looks towards the properties of materials and how these exist through many transformations in a variety of cultural contexts.Human societies have always worked with materials. However, the customs and traditions surrounding this differ according to the place, the time and the material itself. Whether or not the material is man-made, materials are defined by social intervention. Today, these constitute one of the most exciting areas of global scientific research and innovation, harboring the potential to act as key vehicles of change in the world. But this ‘materials revolution’ has complex social implications. Smart materials are designed to anticipate our actions and needs, yet we are increasingly unable to apprehend the composite materials which comprise new products.Bringing together ethnographic studies of cultures from around the world, this collection explores the significance of materials by moving beyond questions of what may be created from them. Instead, the text argues that the materials themselves represent a shifting ground around which relationships, identities and powers are constantly formed and dissolved in the act of making and remaking.