The Buddha in the machine : art, technology, and the meeting of East and West / R. John Williams.

Author/creator Williams, R. John
Format Book
PublicationNew Haven : Yale University Press, [2014]
Descriptionxii, 322 pages : illustrations (some color), 32 unnumbered pages ; 26 cm.
Subjects
East and West.
Arts and society.
Aesthetics, Oriental.
Technology--Psychological aspects.
Technology--Social aspects. --Western countries.

SeriesYale studies in English
Yale studies in English. ^A16086
Contents Asia-as-Technê -- The teahouse of the American book : Boston bindings and Asia-as-Technê, 1890 -- 1920 -- Mastering the machine : Technology and the racial logic of Jack London's Asia -- Machine/art : Ernest Fenollosa, Ezra Pound, and the Chinese written character -- The technê whim : Lin Yutang and the invention of the Chinese typewriter -- The Chinese parrot : Technê-pop culture and the oriental detective genre -- Technê-zen and the spiritual quality of global capitalism -- The meeting of East and West.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 239-310) and index.
LCCN 2013044488
ISBN9780300194470 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0300194471 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks CB251 .W47 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold