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This book deserves to become a central point of reference for anyone interested in traditional costume.

-- Chloe Middleton-Metcalfe * Folklore *

Table of Contents

Dedication
Acknowledgements
Map of Scandinavia
A Note on Terms and Place Names
Foreword, by Khristaan Villela
Introduction: Can We Talk about Traditional Dress?, by Carrie Hertz
Part One: Folkdräkt in Sweden
1. Swedish Folkdräkt, by Carrie Hertz
2. They Are at Peace Here, Like Old Friends in Their Caskets: Traditional Dress Collections as Heritage-making, by Lizette Gradén
Part Two: Bunad in Norway
1. Norwegian Bunad, by Carrie Hertz
2. Headdress and Hijab: Bunad in Multicultural Norway, by Camilla Rossing
3. The Transnational and Personalized Bunad of the Twenty-First Century, by Laurann Gilbertson
Part Three: Gákti in Sápmi
1. Sámi Gákti, by Carrie Hertz
2. The Legacy of Ládjogahpir: Rematriating Sápmi with Foremother's Hat of Pride, by Eeva-Kristiina Harlin and Outi Pieski
Conclusion: The Future of Traditional Dress, by Carrie Hertz
Bibliography
List of Contributors
Index

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: 21/12/2021
      ISBN13: 9780253058577, 978-0253058577
      ISBN10: 0253058570
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      This book deserves to become a central point of reference for anyone interested in traditional costume.

      -- Chloe Middleton-Metcalfe * Folklore *

      Table of Contents

      Dedication
      Acknowledgements
      Map of Scandinavia
      A Note on Terms and Place Names
      Foreword, by Khristaan Villela
      Introduction: Can We Talk about Traditional Dress?, by Carrie Hertz
      Part One: Folkdräkt in Sweden
      1. Swedish Folkdräkt, by Carrie Hertz
      2. They Are at Peace Here, Like Old Friends in Their Caskets: Traditional Dress Collections as Heritage-making, by Lizette Gradén
      Part Two: Bunad in Norway
      1. Norwegian Bunad, by Carrie Hertz
      2. Headdress and Hijab: Bunad in Multicultural Norway, by Camilla Rossing
      3. The Transnational and Personalized Bunad of the Twenty-First Century, by Laurann Gilbertson
      Part Three: Gákti in Sápmi
      1. Sámi Gákti, by Carrie Hertz
      2. The Legacy of Ládjogahpir: Rematriating Sápmi with Foremother's Hat of Pride, by Eeva-Kristiina Harlin and Outi Pieski
      Conclusion: The Future of Traditional Dress, by Carrie Hertz
      Bibliography
      List of Contributors
      Index

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