{"product_id":"fashion-as-communication-9780415260183","title":"Fashion as Communication","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat kinds of things do fashion and clothing say about us? What does it mean to wear Gap or Gaultier, Milletts or Moschino? Are there any real differences between Hip-Hop style and Punk anti-styles? In this fully revised and updated edition, Malcolm Barnard introduces fashion and clothing as ways of communicating and challenging class, gender, sexual and social identities.Drawing on a range of theoretical approaches from Barthes and Baudrillard to Marxist, psychoanalytic and feminist theory, Barnard addresses the ambivalent status of fashion in contemporary culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'One of the best compact intros to this fascinating topic.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003ei-D Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd (Sales)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018124329303,"sku":"9780415260183","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415260183.jpg?v=1750775716","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fashion-as-communication-9780415260183","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}