Clothing As Material Culture - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1845200675 ISBN 13: 9781845200671

Casa editrice: Berg Pub Ltd, 2005

Riassunto

This book puts the material back into clothing.

In recent years social scientists have become increasingly interested in theories of fashion, but have rarely directly addressed the material qualities of clothing. By contrast, traditional studies of dress have focused on textiles but often neglect the larger cultural context within which dress becomes consumed as clothing.

This book fills a major gap by combining these two 'camps' through an expressly material culture approach to clothing. In sustained case studies, Kchler 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 women wear the wrong clothes to restaurants in London, this book shows the considerable advantage gained by seamlessly combining material and social aspects of dress and textiles.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

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.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Berg Pub Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1845200675
• ISBN 13: 9781845200671
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 195
• Redattore: Kuchler Susanne, Miller Daniel