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Robert Ross Clothing (Paperback) Themes in History (UK IMPORT)
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- Condition
- Book Title
- Clothing : a Global History
- Publication Name
- Clothing
- Title
- Clothing
- Subtitle
- A Global History
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- EAN
- 9780745631875
- ISBN
- 9780745631875
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Genre
- Design
- Topic
- Fashion & Accessories
- Release Date
- 05/09/2008
- Release Year
- 2008
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 12.5 Oz
- Series
- Themes in History
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Number of Pages
- 232 Pages
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In virtually all the countries of the world, men, and to a lesser extent women, are today dressed in very similar clothing. This book gives a compelling account and analysis of the process by which this has come about. At the same time it takes seriously those places where, for whatever reason, this process has not occurred, or has been reversed, and provides explanations for these developments. The first part of this story recounts how the cultural, political and economic power of Europe and, from the later nineteenth century North America, has provided an impetus for the adoption of whatever was at that time standard Western dress. Set against this, Robert Ross shows how the adoption of European style dress, or its rejection, has always been a political act, performed most frequently in order to claim equality with colonial masters, more often a male option, or to stress distinction from them, which women, perhaps under male duress, more frequently did. The book takes a refreshing global perspective to its subject, with all continents and many countries being discussed. It investigates not merely the symbolic and message-bearing aspects of clothing, but also practical matters of production and, equally importantly, distribution.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Polity Press
ISBN-10
0745631878
ISBN-13
9780745631875
eBay Product ID (ePID)
64451310
Product Key Features
Book Title
Clothing : a Global History
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Fashion & Accessories
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Design
Number of Pages
232 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
12.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gt511
Reviews
"A short book, and an easy read that adds a fresh perspective to studies of global history, colonialism, economic development, military history, and the history of costume." Journal of Interdisciplinary History "No longer viewed as inconsequential, clothing has much to tell historians. Clothing fits very neatly within this new historiography." Journal of Social History "A model work of synthesis - lucid, lively, accessible, globally informed, stuffed with rich and fascinating examples, making good use of theory and comparison, and approaching its topic from economic, political, social and cultural points of view." Peter Burke, University of Cambridge "Robert Ross admirably weaves the history of dress into the broader contours of modernization and the rise and fall of western imperialism. Clothing offers the reader insights into the power of bodily adornment, both as a tool of western hegemony, and as a potential symbolic medium for nationalist aspirations of the colonized." John Mackey, Birmingham University
Table of Content
1. Introduction. 2. The Rules of Dress. 3. Redressing the Old World. 4. First Colonialisms. 5. The Production, care and distribution of clothing. 6. The Export of Europe. 7. Reclothed in Rightful Minds: Christian missions and clothing. 8. Re-forming the body: reforming the mind. 9. The Clothing of Colonial Nationalism. 10. The Emancipation of Dress. 11. Engendered Acceptance and Rejection. 12. Conclusion
Copyright Date
2008
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
391.009
Series
Themes in History Ser.
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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