TY  - BOOK
AU  - Goto Jones, Chris
TI  - Conjuring Asia: magic, orientalism, and the making of the modern world / 
SN  - 9781107433823
U1  - 133.43095 G712C 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Magic
KW  - Asia
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - China
KW  - India
N1  - Magic in the world --
Modern magic in history and theory --
A theory of modern magic --
Oriental(ist) magic --
Indian magic and magic in India --
Chinese magic and magic in China --
Japanese magic and magic in Japan --
Magic in the world
N2  - Analyzing the secretive work of magicians, Goto-Jones charts the history of modern stage magic across India, China and Japan, looking at representations of, and encounters with, Asia in the cultural imagination of the West. Utilizing biographies, travelogues and reviews of magical performances, the book explores the relationship between modern magicians and magic.
ER  -