Clothing as Material Culture
In recent years, there has been a spate of books theorizing fashion. Few, however, take on board the artefactual nature of cloth. In contrast, costume historians have looked closely at garments, but have shown less concern with how clothing is informed by social structures. This book fills a major gap by combining these two camps through an expressly material culture approach to clothing. In sustained case studies, Küchler and Miller argue that cloth and clothing are living, vibrant parts of culture and the body. From the recycling of cloth in Africa and India and the use of pattern in the Pacific, to the history of wash and wear and why wome…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Kuchler, Susanne (Hrsg.) / Miller, Daniel (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-84520-067-1
- EAN: 9781845200671
- Produktnummer: 33592715
- Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 208 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B16.2 cm x D1.1 cm 322 g
- Auflage: New
- Gewicht: 322
Über den Autor
Dr. Susanne Küchler is a Material Culture Masters Tutor in the Department of Anthropology, University College London.Daniel Miller is a Professor of Material Culture in the Department of Anthropology, University College London, and the author of numerous books, including The Sari, with Mukulika Bannerjee.
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