<P>Globalism is often discussed using abstract terms, such as 'networks' or 'flows' and usually in relation to recent history. <EM>Global Design History</EM> moves us past this limited view of globalism, broadening our sense of this key term in history and theory. </P>
<P>Individual chapters focus our attention on objects, and the stories they can tell us about cultural interactions on a global scale. They place these concrete things into contexts, such as trade, empire, mediation, and various forms of design practice. Among the varied topics included are: </P>
<UL>
<UL>
<P></P></UL>
<LI>the global underpinnings of Renaissance material culture</LI>
<LI>the trade of Indian cottons in the eighteenth-century</LI>
<LI>the Japanese tea ceremony as a case of 'import substitution' </LI>
<LI>German design in the context of empire </LI>
<LI>handcrafted modernist furniture in Turkey </LI>
<LI>Australian fashions employing 'ethnic' motifs </LI>
<LI>an experimental UK-Ghanaian design partnership</LI>
<LI>Chinese social networking websites </LI>
<LI>the international circulation of contemporary architects.</LI>
<UL>
<P></P></UL></UL>
<P>Featuring work from leading design historians, each chapter is paired with a 'response', designed to expand the discussion and test the methodologies on offer. An extensive bibliography and resource guide will also aid further research, providing students with a user friendly model for approaches to global design.　</P>
<P><EM>Global Design History </EM>will be useful for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students, academics and researchers in design history and art history, and related subjects such as anthropology, craft studies and cultural geography.</P>