{"product_id":"9781350359949","title":"Craft is Political","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCraft is Political\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eD Wood\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrafts \u0026amp; Hobbies \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the 21st century, various craft practices have drawn the attention of academics and the general public in the West. In \u003ci\u003eCraft is Political\u003c\/i\u003e, D Wood has gathered a collection of essays to argue that this attention is a direct response to and critique of the particular economic, social and technological contexts in which we live.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust as John Ruskin and William Morris viewed craft and its ethos in the 1800s as a kind of political opposition to the Industrial Revolution, Wood and her authors contend that current craft activities are politically saturated when perspectives from the Global South, Indigenous ideology and even Western government policy are examined. \u003ci\u003eCraft is Political\u003c\/i\u003e argues that a holistic perspective on craft, in light of colonialism, post-colonialism, critical race theory and globalization, is overdue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA great diversity of case studies is included, from craft and design in Turkey and craft markets in New Zealand to Indigenous practitioners in Taiwan and Finnish craft education. \u003ci\u003eCraft is Politica\u003c\/i\u003el brings together authors from a variety of disciplines and nations to consider politicized craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eD Wood \u003c\/b\u003eis an independent craft and design scholar based in Canada.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 February 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Visual Arts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350359949\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53973880569996,"sku":"9781350359949","price":32.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_9b52f4b5-0922-4bc9-b105-a88ccf8055f5.jpg?v=1787713553","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350359949","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}