Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion Vol 6: East Asia

East Asia covers an area that is home to a quarter of the world's population. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the region, followed by separate sections on China, Korea, and Japan. The section on China covers the Han people, China's ethnic majority, as well as most of China's fifty-five minority groups. Festive dress, China's reputation for distinctive hairstyling, and a wide range of adornments linked to ancient beliefs and traditions are all covered. Overviews of Tibet, Mongolia, and Taiwan are included as well. Traditional and modern aspects of Korean dress are explored in depth, and the importance of the textile and garment industries is highlighted. Street and youth fashion, the history of the kimono, dress and masks for Noh and Kabuki performances, and the work of textile artists who are masters of traditional craft are all covered in the section on Japan. Historical backgrounds and accounts of ancient archaeological evidence are also provided. Accompanied by photographs supplying stunning pictorial evidence, East Asia offers a compelling overview of a land where age-old tradition coexists with bustling, technologically advanced modern states.

Table of Contents:
Encyclopedia Preface Preface to East Asia PART 1: Overview of Dress and Fashion in East Asia Geographic and Cultural Introduction, John E. Vollmer Archaeological Evidence: China and Inner Asia, Zhao Feng and Kuang Yanghua Archaeological Evidence: Tibet, Valrae Reynolds SNAPSHOT: Archaeological Evidence: Korea, Seongsil Park SNAPSHOT: Archaeological Evidence: Japan, Mary M. Dusenbury Historical Evidence: China and Inner Asia, John E. Vollmer Historical Evidence: Tibet, Valrae Reynolds Historical Evidence: Taiwan, Ho Zhaohua Historical Evidence: Korea, Seongsil Park Historical Evidence: Japan, Alan Kennedy PART 2: Fashion and Identity in East Asia East Asian Fashion Designers in Local and International Markets, Yuniya Kawamura SNAPSHOT: International Fashion in East Asia, John E. Vollmer Wearing Ethnic Identity: Power of Dress, Uradyn E. Bulag Antifashion in East Asian Dress: Power of Uniforms, Brian J. McVeigh SNAPSHOT: Body Concepts in Korea and North Asia 89, Jaehee Jung Body Modification: Tattooing, Mieko Yamada Footwear, Elizabeth Semmelhack SNAPSHOT: Foot Binding PART 3: China Overview: Han Chinese, Juanjuan Wu and John E. Vollmer Children's Dress in China, Naomi Yin Yin Szeto Bridal Dress in China, Juanjuan Wu Textile and Garment Manufacture and Retailing in China, Dong Shen Cheongsam: Chinese One-Piece Dress, Valerie Wilson Trower Overview: Hong Kong, Valery M. Garrett Performance Dress in China and Taiwan, Alexandra B. Bonds, Dongshin Chang and Elizabeth Johnson Hakka, Elizabeth Lominska Johnson SNAPSHOT: Hakka Dress in and near Hong Kong Introduction to China's National Minorities, John E. Vollmer National Minorities in Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces, Phila McDaniel SNAPSHOT: Zhuang National Minority, Phila McDaniel Li National Minority, Anne Csete Miao National Minority, Gina Corrigan SNAPSHOT: Dress and Cultural Memory among the Miao, Phila McDaniel National Minorities Primarily in Guizhou Province, John E. Vollmer National Minorities in Yunnan Province, Rachel Silberstein National Minorities Primarily in Sichuan Province, Phila McDaniel Yi National Minority, Stevan Harrell and Bamo Qubumo Tujia National Minority, Xu Wu Hui National Minority, Kevin Caffrey SNAPSHOT: Hui Dress-Experiments in Being Modern and Muslim National Minorities in Heilongjiang Province, Ruth Lor Malloy SNAPSHOT: Hezhen Fish-skin Garments Manchu National Minority, Pamela Kyle Crossley SNAPSHOT: National Minorities in Gansu and Qinghai Provinces, John E. Vollmer National Minorities in Xinjiang Province, Rahile Dawut (Reyila Dawuti) Overview of Tibet, Valrae Reynolds Tibetan Minorities, Phila McDaniel Tibetan Jewelry, John Clarke Overview of Taiwan, Ching-Yi Cheng and Hsu-Chun Su Aboriginal Dress in Taiwan, John E. Vollmer Textile Manufacture in Taiwan, Yu Cheng-Ping and Wu Chi-Jen Garment Manufacture and Retailing in Taiwan, Yeung Wai-Hon Overview of Mongolia, Monisha Ahmed PART 4: Korea Overview of Korea: Traditional, Lee Kyung Ja Overview of Korea: Modern, Min-Ja Kim Bridal Dress in Korea, Na Young Hong Textile Manufacture in Korea, Juyeon Park, Marilyn DeLong, and Eunah Yoh Garment Manufacture and Retailing in Korea, Geum Key-Sook PART 5: Japan Overview of Japan, Annie M. Van Assche Kimono, Terry Satsuki Milhaupt Festival Dress in Japan, Gloria Granz Gonick Bridal Dress in Japan, Ofra Goldstein-Gidoni Textile Manufacture in Japan, Desiree Koslin Garment Manufacture and Retailing in Japan, Hye-Shin Kim, Eunah Yoh, and Eun-Young Shin Living National Treasures: Textile and Garment Artists, Yoshiko I. Wada Street and Youth Fashion in Japan, Christy Tidwell Performance Dress in Japan, Monica Bethe Ainu, Chisato O. Dubreuil Overview of the Ryukyus, Kristine M. Kamiya Shuri Textile Manufacture, Ginko Le Bars Miyahira SNAPSHOT: Hatsuko Miyahira (1922-), a Living National Treasure Index