Cultural studies: dress and society Books
Springer International Publishing AG Fashion and Feeling: The Affective Politics of
Book SynopsisFashion and Feeling: The Affective Politics of Dress explores the complex nexus of fashion and the feeling body from a variety of critical perspectives across fashion studies, anthropology, sociology, design practice, and media studies. It asks such questions as: What does fashion look and feel like in an age dominated by amplified anxiety, isolation, depression, and precariousness? How are feelings woven into clothing and mobilized through fashion practices in ways that might sustain living with a sense of ongoing crisis? Does fashion have the potential to help us reimagine new lifeworlds which might be reinvigorating? In other words, how is fashion engaging with the “bad,” the “good,” and the ambivalent feelings associated with our personal and collective histories, with our troubled political present, and with our imagined future? Despite such diverse and scattered contributions, the potentialities of “feeling” for the study of fashion are still largely neglected. This edited volume seeks to tease out possible avenues of investigation of the clothed body and its representations through the lens of feeling.Trade Review“Fashion and Feeling crests a wave of affect-related fashion studies which has gathered with increasing urgency in recent years; in doing so it serves admirably as both theoretical primer and instructive exhibition of the field’s potential avenues of application. … this collection succeeds in inspiring more than it forecloses.” (Alec Holt, Journal of Design History, December 4, 2023)Table of Contents1.Introduction.- Feeling Wardrobe Histories.- 2. “Closet Feelings”.- 3. “Militarized Comfort: How to Feel Naked While Wearing Clothes”.-4. “Costume Design and Emotional Communication in 1940s British Cinema”.- 5. “Can Fashion Feel?”.- Reparative Fashion.- 6. “Designing Clothes For and From Love: Disability Justice and Fashion Hacking”.- 7. “Beading is Medicine: Beading as a Therapeutic and Decolonial Practice” .- 8. “All that Cloth Can Carry (on a Queer Body)”.- 9. “Looking Like a Woman, Feeling Like a Woman, Sensing the Self: Affective and Emotional Dimensions of Dress Therapy”.- Stasis and Transformation in Fashion.- 10. “Dirty Pretty Things: Stains, Ambivalence and the Traces of Feeling”.- 11. “Making Peace Sensational: Designs for the Nobel Prizes”.- 12. “Glamour Magick, Affective Witchcraft, and Occult Fashion-abilities”.- 13. “Fashion Studies at a Turning Point”.- Affective Embodiment in Media.- 14. “Melancholy Fashion in Aotearoa New Zealand”.- 15. “On Boredom and Contemporary Fashion Photography”.- 16. “Hair Dressing: Fetish, School Uniforms and Shōjo in ‘Cocoon Entwined’”.- 17. “What’s Getting Us Through: Grazia UK as Affective Intimate Public During the Coronavirus Pandemic”.- 18. Afterword.
£113.99
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Fashion Tales: Feeding the Imaginary
Book SynopsisSince its beginnings in the middle of the 19th century, fashion has been narrated through multiple media, both visual and verbal, and for such different purposes as marketing and advertising, art, costume history, social research and cultural dissemination. In this light, fashion has represented an important piece of material culture in modern industrial urban societies and in postcolonial and non-western contexts. Today, we are witnessing a turn in this imaginary as issues related to social, environmental and cultural sustainability come to predominate in many areas of human activity.The book addresses this challenge. By facilitating encounters between disciplines and cultures, it explores a multitude of fashion issues, practices and views that feed the contemporary fashion imaginary: local cultures, linguistic codes, TV series, movies, magazines, ads, blogs, bodily practices. The book deals with a paramount issue for fashion studies: how do the production and circulation of fashion imaginary come about in the 21st century?Table of ContentsEmanuela Mora/Marco Pedroni: New frontiers of the fashion imaginary – Romana Andò: Fashion fandom and TV quality drama: From poaching to everyday identity performance through Pinterest – Luisa Valeriani: Dressed in politics: The use of costumes in Game of Thrones – Phylis Johnson: Second life community and global citizenship: A fashion tale of a virtual empire – Marco Pedroni/Teresa Sádaba/Patricia SanMiguel: Is the golden era of fashion blogs over? An analysis of the Italian and Spanish fields of fashion blogging – Marina Ramos-Serrano/Gema Macías-Muñoz: Lady Dior: Brand values in fashion films – Eugenie Maria Theuer: Kaleidoscopes of cloth and canvas: A phenomenological approach to fashion on the cinematic red carpet – Nick Rees-Roberts: Behind-the-scenes: Framing fashion and the limits of the documentary mode – Cecilia Winterhalter: The re-invention of Made in Italy goods: Italian know-how in product innovation in the work of three Italian women Crafters – Monia Massarini and Rubens Pauluzzo: Emerging Chinese fashion brands: The silent revolution? – Marco Ricchetti/Karan Khurana: Shifting perspectives on sustainable supply chain management in the fashion business – Valentina Jacometti: Sustainable consciousness and consumer identity: Legal tools and rules – Tereza Kuldova: On fashion and illusions: Designing interpassive Indianness for India’s rich – Lígia Carvalho Abreu: Human rights in fashion creations, production and branding: A genuine policy or a marketing strategy? – Barbara Pozzo: Protecting the dignity of women in fashion advertisement: The new legal initiatives in a comparative law perspective – Sinah Theres Kloss: Performing authenticity through fashion: Sartorial contestations of Hindu-Guyanese Indianness and the creation of the Indian ‘other’ – Cristiana Katagiri/Virginia Abreu Borges: Brazilian fashion: Dichotomies and perspectives of resistance – Maria Catricalà: Fashion, journalism and linguistic design: A case study of the wedding dresses – Manuela Caniato: Is Vogue like Vogue all around the world? A comparison of Facebook posts of Vogue France, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, and United Kingdom – Gevisa La Rocca/Maddalena Fedele: Television clothing commercials for tweens in transition: A comparative analysis in Italy and Spain – Alessandra Castellani: Tattooing, body and beauty
£86.04
De Gruyter European Fans in the 17th and 18th Centuries:
Book SynopsisIn 17th and 18th century Europe, folding fans were important, socially-coded fashion accessories. In the course of the 18th century, painted and printed fan leaves displayed an increasing variety of visual motifs and artistic subject matter, while many of them also addressed contemporary political and social topics. This book studies the visual and material diversity of fans from an interdisciplinary perspective. The individual essays analyze fans in the context of the fine and applied arts, discussing the role of fans in cultures of communication and examining them as souvenir objects and vehicles for political and social messages.
£55.60
Springer International Publishing AG Sustainable Fashion: Governance and New
Book SynopsisThis edited volume comprises ideas, visions, strategies, and dreams of entrepreneurs, managers, scientists and political experts who share their best practice experience relating to the joint goal of a more sustainable, humanistic, and responsible fashion industry. Readers will find a variety of approaches and strategies that in sum represent a rich pool of insights and cases for anyone interested in the study of new management perspectives and in the systematic advancement of sustainable fashion.In 14 chapters, international authors discuss topics such as Sustainable Business Models, Cradle-to-Cradle, Circular Economy, Human Rights, Ethical Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Fashion Consumption, Certification and Auditing, Traceability, Impact Measurement, and Industry Transformation. Business case studies include H&M, Filippa K, Melawear, Otto, Tauko, and Tchibo. Further brands that are discussed in the book are Prada, Burberry, Hermès, Hugo Boss, and many more. The book demonstrates that sustainable fashion can hardly be realized by just one actor or by using just one business tool or governance instrument. The sustainable transformation of the textile sector requires concerted action of businesses, governments, NGOs, and consumers to clearly demonstrate a coalition for change and a willingness and power to end inhumane and unsustainable business practices in the 21st century. The sum of innovative approaches and solutions presented in this book shows that the momentum for change is strong and that mutual learning, respect and collaboration can lead to interesting and effective new paths of co-creation and shared responsibility in the fashion industry.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Part I: Governance and Regulation.- Part II: Management Approaches and Business Cases.- Conclusion.
£62.99
Dietrich Reimer Die Verkorperung Der Welt: Asthetik, Raum Und
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£54.40
Peter Lang AG Dress as Metaphor – British Female Fashion and
Book SynopsisThis book traces the interconnectedness of women’s sartorial practices and social change in 20th-century Britain. Based on a wide range of cultural texts, which include literary works, magazines, posters, advertisements and political cartoons, this study endeavours to prove that due to the metaphorical function of clothing, womenswear imparted significant information about women’s positions in society during transformative historical moments.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION THEORIES OF FASHION 1.1 Fashion as Communication 1.2 Identity Formation Through Fashion: Gender, Class, Subculture, Age THE METAPHORS WE LIVE IN – DRESS AS A METAPHOR 2.1 Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Fashion 2.2 Seeing Through Clothes – Fashion as Metaphor in Visual Culture SARTORIAL PRACTICES AND METAPHORS IN THE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE BRITISH SUFFRAGETTES AND THE FLAPPERS 3.1 Fashionable Suffragettes 3.2 The Flappers and Their (Mis)representation in the British Media THE UNIFORMED FEMINITY OF THE WARTIME FASHIONS 4.1 Civilians in Uniforms – Sartorial Representations of Female Identity During the WWI 4.2 Utility Fashion and Military Women of WWII THE POST-WAR SUBCULTURAL REBELLION AND WOMEN’S FASHION OF THE TEDDY GIRLS, MODS AND PUNKS 5.1 The Teds Contents10 5.2 The Mods 5.3 The Punks ANTI-FASHION OF THE SECOND WAVE FEMINISM 6.1 British Second-Wave Feminism, Spare Rib, and Fashion 6.2 Feminist Fashion in Anti-feminist Cartoons POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AND FEMALE FASHION IN THE 1990s 7.1 British Political Institutions and Their Dress Codes as Metaphors 7.2 British Women in Politics: Betty Boothroyd’s Style as a Metaphor of Tradition CONCLUSION Works Cited Index
£40.64
Kerber Verlag Tim Mitchell: Product
Book SynopsisHow do we value the life we are living? For 15 years, photographer Tim Mitchell has studied 21st century objects and commodities, as their transformation testifies to our ever-changing everyday values. He is a poignant observer of social and environmental issues and in his first monograph Product, he asks what sustainable, ethical models of production and utilisation could be. The book addresses the glamorous chaos of Paris Fashion Week as well as the repercussions of global clothes recycling and the financial crisis in Greece; economical, sociological and art historical essays provide further context.
£49.93
Prestel Contemporary Muslim Fashion
Book SynopsisThis dazzling exploration of contemporary Muslim modest dress, from historic styles to present-day examples, accompanies a major exhibition and reveals the enormous range of self-expression through fashion achieved by Muslim men and women. Filled with documentary and fashion photography as well as stills from runway shows and the media, this book explores the ways Muslim style cultures are shaped by global trends and religious beliefs. From high-end couture to street- wear, this volume shows how established and diaspora regions, such as Dubai, Jakarta, London, and New York, are homes to thriving industries that create classic and cutting-edge looks. Accompanying these images are essays and personal narratives by leading voices that touch on everything from the history of modest dress to social media. A fascinating examination of a major segment of the fashion industry, this book highlights the ingenuity and creativity of Muslim designers and wearers as they deftly navigate the fashion industry while maintaining their religious and cultural identities.Trade Review“The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue, with intelligent, readable essays by 11 scholars.” -Hyperallergic"Contemporary Muslim Fashions bursts with rich photography and insightful essays and personal narratives exploring how Muslim women's fashions—from streetwear to couture—are shaped by local culture, global trends, religious beliefs and personal choice.” -Newsweek
£37.99
Prestel Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls 1800 to 1960
Book SynopsisThis book offers a stunning visual record of the evolution of women’s sporting attire in Western fashion over nearly two centuries. With selections from Keds, Pendleton, and Spalding and garments by Coco Chanel, Claire McCardell, and Jean Patou, among many others, it features familiar names in the development of sport, industry, and dress, as well as significant rediscoveries. Standing at the intersection of the history of fashion and feminism, Sporting Fashion highlights the extraordinary impact of new technologies and evolving social mores on women’s clothing for sport. It explores how the basic forms of women’s sportswear we know today—from swimsuits to sneakers— were developed and codified during a time when women were achieving more freedom. Full colour illustrations of sport and leisure ensembles are included, along with magazine spreads and archival images. In thematic sections, the authors approach the range of ways women entered into the sporting world— from traveling to calisthenics, golfing to tennis, motorcycling to promenading. The book looks at examples of clothing that allowed women to walk freely and compete in sports previously restricted to men. It explores how designers both reacted to and encouraged the growing acceptance of exposed skin at public beaches and pools—and how cold weather fashion made its way onto the slopes and the ice. Never before have the garments and accessories that defined women’s roles as both spectators and athletes been presented on this scale and in such detail.Trade ReviewThe Costume Society of America is pleased to announce Kevin Jones and Christina Johnson as recipients of the 2022 CSA Millia Davenport Publications Award for their work titled Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls 1800-1960.
£36.00
Prestel Captivate!: Fashion Photography from the '90s
Book SynopsisThe 90s are back! In a richly illustrated volume, which accompanied her first ever curated exhibition, Claudia Schiffer brings together legendary fashion photographers, designers and supermodels, whose visions captivated and shaped the decade. The book draws from a diverse panorama of various aspects, characters, and places, the interplay of which made fashion become a kind of ‘total artwork’ during the 90s. Major photographic works by legendary photographers are balanced with unseen material from Schiffer’s private archive. Readers gain insights into a diverse world of images: the extravaganza of Arthur Elgort’s oeuvre is shown next to Corinne Day’s intimate and immediate style. Ellen von Unwerth’s sense of humour and exuberant play with sexiness, meet the sculptural and perfectly composed works by Herb Ritts. The provocative photos by Juergen Teller contrast with Karl Lagerfeld’s elegant and timeless images. Many more iconic photographers are featured in the volume. The accompanying essays by leading heads of the fashion industry shed light on a decade which strongly shapes the culture of the present.
£41.25
Schnell & Steiner Die Macht Der Toga: Dresscode Im Romischen
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£31.46
Taschen GmbH 20th-Century Fashion. 100 Years of Apparel Ads
Book SynopsisThe 20th century saw fashion evolve from an exclusive Parisian salon business catering for the wealthy elite into a global industry employing millions, with new trends whisked into stores before the last model has even left the catwalk. Along the way, the signature silhouettes of each era evolved beyond recognition. For women, House of Worth crinolines gave way to Vionnet’s bias-cut gowns, Dior’s New Look to Quant’s Chelsea Look, Halston’s white suit to Frankie B.’s low-rise jeans. In menswear, ready-made suits signaled the demise of bespoke tailoring, long before Hawaiian shirts or skinny jeans entered the game.20th-Century Fashion offers a retrospective of the last hundred years of style via 400 fashion advertisements from the Jim Heimann Collection. The images trace not only the changing trends but also the evolution in their marketing and audience, as fashion was adopted into popular culture and the mass market, decade by decade. An in-depth introduction and illustrated timeline detail the style-makers and trendsetters, and how historic events, design houses, retailers, films, magazines, and celebrities shaped the way we dressed—then and now.Trade Review“A stylish and fun retrospective on the century that redefined and reinterpreted fashion as we know it.” * The Globe and Mail *
£18.00
Arnoldsche Femme Fashion: 1780-2004
Book SynopsisThis book showcases some unusual costume designs from more than two centuries of European fashion history ranging from Neo-Classicism and Biedermeier to the late 20th century and including cutting-edge creations by European fashion designers as well as aspiring young stars on the fashion firmament. These fashion designs show how ideals of beauty change, often defined by prevailing fashions and shaping the female silhouette in spectacular ways. Focusing on the aspect of moulding femininity , texts and more than two hundred illustrations not only trace the basic lines on which fashion history has developed but shed a sharp light on the relationship between the female body and the dress clothing it. Besides numerous historical costumes the book shows creations from fashion designers such as Azzedine Alaïa, Walter van Beirendonck, Comme des Garçons, Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Romeo Gigli, Eva Gronbach, Hermès, Ja! Jungs, Karl Lagerfeld für Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Moschino, Thierry Mugler, Dries van Noten, Paco Rabanne, Darja Richter, Strenesse Gabriele Strehle, A.F. Vandevorst, Vivienne Westwood, and others.Table of ContentsBesides numerous historical costumes the book shows creations from fashion designers such as Azzedine Alaia, Walter van Beirendonck, Comme des Garcons, Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Romeo Gigli, Eva Gronbach, Hermes, Ja! Jungs, Karl Lagerfeld fur Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Moschino, Thierry Mugler, Dries van Noten, Paco Rabanne, Darja Richter, Strenesse Gabriele Strehle, A.F. Vandevorst, Vivienne Westwood, and others
£9.60
Arnoldsche Fashion: Out of Order: Disruption as a Principle
Book SynopsisIs fashion that is out of order and doesn't seem to follow any obvious rules truly accidental? Or has dissonance in fashion always been a guiding principle? Can coincidence therefore be predictable and controllable? A publication which defies all boundaries of categorisation has been created out of the workings of fashion that almost inevitably has to be out of order, so as to increase its attractive power and generate attention with its interruptions of the ordinary. The contributions, on the border between art and fashion and residing within the realms of literary theory, design theory, cultural history and technology, demonstrate in manifold ways processes, images and ideas that are striving for innovation and transgressing established parameters. The publication is dedicated to the constructive side of the development of fashion, whereby the theme of Out of Order is combined with the concept of dissonance as a creative formula. If one starts from the premise that fashion is no longer fashion when it can be generalised, categorised, repeated and described, then the process of dissonance constitutes the significant impulse for everything new. With contributions from: Pamela Church Gibson, Annette Geiger, Judith Gerdsen, Hanna Heilmann on Vibskov & Emenius, Iris Maria vom Hof in conversation with Oliver Sieber, Verena Kuni, Isabell Lizardi & Matt Johnson, Thomas Oláh, Andrea Sick, Bitten Stetter & Daniel Späi, Terre Thaemlitz, Barbara Vinken, Harry Walter and Gundula Wolter.
£31.50
Spector Books PROVENCE REPORT SS 2019: PRVNC RPRT – ISSUES OF
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£19.00
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig,Germany The American Issue
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£30.07
Oceano El Libro del Estilo
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£22.06
Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art Destefashioncollection: Atlas
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£55.25
Dixi Books Publishing OOD Slowness in Fashion
Book SynopsisMainstream fashion system is experienced in an unsustainable cycle with the global supply chain. It is an unsustainable system not only because of its effects on the environment and ecology, but also because of the unfair working conditions which put a social distance between the employer and the employee. This structure, which has greedy characteristics with its production and consumption rates, due to its `fast' cycle on a global scale, recreates a `throwaway' consumption culture every day which causes a waste problem that cannot be solved by the linear production model. Together with this, the non-transparent global supply chain builds the modern slavery system in the third world countries by applying hard labour conditions and violating human rights. Slow fashion movement, which has emerged as an alternative to this course, builds an ecological, sustainable and ethical sense of fashion for design, production and consumption relations. Slow fashion promises a hope for the search of a more humane and ethical future, for the production of long-lasting, enduring, unique, and eco-friendly goods that have been made with care for local values and have respect for craftwork. Slow fashion promises these by also making relationships between the designer, producer and consumer transparent. This book consists of eleven chapters discussing the following issues in the context and socio-politics of slowness: The social justice system of fashion, the social and environmental effects of supply chain, the probability of creating a cyclical economic system rather than the linear cycle of production and consumption, the creative waste management strategies, the role of slowness in association of design and craft, the responsible consumption understanding created by slowness as opposed to the illusion of hedonic sense of consumption and happiness, our emotional and sensual relationship with clothes, and the role of education for the creation of a sustainable fashion system. Contributing authors: Duygu Atalay, Otto von Busch, Hazel Clark, Irem Yanpar Cosdan, Alex Exculapio, Erica de Greef, Alison Gwilt, Alastair Fuad-Luke, Solen Kipoz, Sanem Odabasi, Alice Payne, Yuksel Sahin, Nesrin Turkmen
£23.74
Indus Publishing Company Costumes and Ornaments of Chamba
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£31.88
Akademica Publishing Fashion India: Spectacular Capitalism
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£35.70
LID Editorial Empresarial, S.L. Vestir con estilo
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£22.24
Fundacion Juan March Modern Taste: Art Deco in Paris 1910-1935
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£39.22
Aarhus University Press Woven into the Earth: Textile Finds in Norse
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£60.38
Skira Moments: Momenting the Memento
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£30.40
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Skira THEOREM[A]: The Body, Emotion + Politics in
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£17.81
Skira Crowns: My Hair, My Soul, My Freedom
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£41.25
Skira Panorama of Contemporary Italian Fashion
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£41.25
Mimesis International The Size Effect: A Journey into Design, Fashion
Book SynopsisIn this collection of essays, the authors adopt an interdisciplinary approach overcoming the boundaries of their discipline. Through different perspectives this volume presents and develops new paradigms that explain the complexities of the contemporary era and its new sizes.
£11.25
Mimesis International Fashioning Submission: Documenting Fashion, Taste
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£21.37
New Heroes & Pioneers The Art of Hat-Making: Italian craftsmanship from
Book SynopsisCappellificio Cervo is to the world of millinery what the analog camera is to the world of photography: a place of return to fine art and inimitable craftsmanship. It is the artistic integrity of this historic institution dating back to 1897, that photographer Giovanni Previdi has documented so beautifully in How to Make a Hat. This book takes its readers on a journey through Italian fashion history - hat-making history, to be exact - and all through the lens of his SX-70 Polaroid camera. Previdi spent several weeks following the ins and outs of the company's hat-making process, focusing his camera on the ritual of seemingly simple gestures at the hand of makers whose craft was honed over generations. All this, in the picturesque Cervo valley of the Biella province, where the pure water plays an important role in the making of both ordinary and high fashion hats. Capturing the essence of the textures and colour intensities found in the natural fibres used to create unique pieces, The book reflects on the importance of reembracing quality and durability to counter the global fast fashion, like his Polaroids, Previdi highlights the art of patience and perfection to confront conveyor-belt philosophies.
£32.00
Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd Being and Becoming Multilingual
Book SynopsisBeing and Becoming Multilingual is a collection of personal narratives about growing up and inhabiting multiple languages and contexts. Written by a group of distinguished linguists and educators, this book offers nuanced insights into what they believe multilingualism is; how their professional lives have been deeply informed by their personal multilinguality; and the politics of language. These narratives recognise the centrality of the speaker in exploring the nature of language contact, providing real life accounts of language use in society and opening new vistas of understanding complex sociolinguistic phenomena in meaningful ways.
£22.12
Lannoo Publishers MOthers
Book SynopsisThis book offers an in-depth exploration of the relationship between fashion and motherhood, a topic that is explored in detail for the first time. Mothers, mother figures, mentors and family ties are intimately intertwined with fashion history. Many designers reach back to the style of their mother''s day, but mums themselves are also a big source of inspiration. Symbolic fashion mothers, such as Jeanne Lanvin, Madeleine Vionnet and Sonia Rykiel, made an artistic mark on the creations of their contemporaries and are still influencing present-day designers. From 1900 onward there was a growing appreciation of the cultural identity of mothers, both in fashion and in society. In 20th and 21st century fashion, this culminated in a veritable celebration of mothers and mother figures.
£40.50
Waanders BV, Uitgeverij Femmes Fatales: Strong Women in Fashion
Book SynopsisFeatures work by an impressive list of international female designers. Besides the internationally famous names, it also considers the women behind the scenes of many fashion houses, whose far-reaching influence is something that has been completely overlooked in fashion history. Published to accompany an exhibition at Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague. 'The little seamstress' is how the renowned Coco Chanel was once disdainfully described by her contemporary Paul Poiret. He targeted her because she was a woman, but in fact he saw her as a major competitor. Times have changed. More fashion houses are now run by women than ever before. A perfect moment, therefore, for an overview that focuses on strong women in fashion. Femmes Fatales tells fashion history from the perspective of femail designers. Do they design differently for women than their male counterparts? What influence have they had? What does being a woman mean in terms of their creations? And what is their vision for fashion? This book includes work by Coco Chanel, Jeanne Lanvin, Elsa Schiaparelli, Mary Quant, Vivienne Westwood, Sonia Rykiel, Zandra Rhodes, Miuccia Prada, Maria Grazia Chiuri (Dior), Fong Leng, Sheila de Vries and Iris van Herpen, and many others. Text in Dutch and English.
£22.50
Onomatopee 11 X17
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£18.00
University of the West Indies Press The Language of Dress: Resistance and Accommodation in Jamaica, 1750-1890
Book SynopsisThis book is a study of how African slave and freed women used their fashion and style of dressing as a symbol of resistance to slavery and accommodation to white culture in pre and post-emancipation society. Africans brought aspects of their culture such as folklore, music, language, religion and dress with them to the Americas. The African cultural features were retained and nurtured in Jamaica because they guaranteed the survival of Africans and their descendants against European attempts at cultural annihilation. This book illuminates the complexities of accommodation and resistance, showing that these complex responses are not polar opposites, but melded into each other. In addition, the Language of Dress reveals the dynamics of race, class and gender in Jamaican society, the role of women in British West Indian history and contributes to ongoing interest in the history of women and in the history of resistance.Trade Review"An excellent study that focuses on an essential aspect of Jamaican material culture and cultural/social history.... It gives voice, agency, identity and space to colonized women."-Professor Verene Shepherd, University of the West Indies, Jamaica; "The author has made extensive use of the available secondary material and has made extensive use of interviews in Jamaica and on the African continent itself. All this has been woven into a well-illustrated and well-written narrative. The material is handled with commendable sensitivity, and the history and meaning of women's dress have been effectively woven into the fabric of the larger Jamaican historical narrative."-Professor Patrick Bryan, University of the West Indies, Jamaica"
£30.36
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