Dress and ethnicity : change across space and time / edited by Joanne B. Eicher.
"From African-American women's headwraps to beauty pageants in Swaziland, this absorbing book explores ethnicity through the frequently noticed but less often analyzed human phenomenon of dress. The authors -- ethnographers, folklorists, and textile scholars -- present case studies from ar...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; Washington, D.C. :
Berg,
1995.
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| Series: | Berg ethnic identities series.
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| Online Access: | Berg Fashion Library Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "From African-American women's headwraps to beauty pageants in Swaziland, this absorbing book explores ethnicity through the frequently noticed but less often analyzed human phenomenon of dress. The authors -- ethnographers, folklorists, and textile scholars -- present case studies from around the world to illustrate their different theoretical frameworks and assumptions. In considering how the body is modified and supplemented they discuss not only garments and accessories but also hairstyles and cosmetics."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 316 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1847881343 9781847881342 |
| ISSN: | 1354-3628 |
| DOI: | 10.2752/9781847881342 |