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The Birth of Cool - Style Narratives of the African Diaspora (Hardcover)
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The Birth of Cool - Style Narratives of the African Diaspora (Hardcover)
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From the zoot suit and Black dandy through to Rastafarianism and
beyond, black style has had a profound influence on the history of
dress in the twentieth century. Yet despite this high profile, the
dress styles worn by men and women of the African diaspora have
received scant attention, even though the culture itself has been
widely documented from historical, sociological and political
perspectives.Focusing on counter- and sub-cultural contexts, this
book investigates the role of dress in the creation and assertion
of black identity.From the home-dressmaking of Jamaican women,
through to the Harlem Renaissance and contemporary streetstyles
such as Hip Hop and Raggamuffin, black Britons, African Americans
and Jamaicans have been at the forefront of establishing a variety
of black identities. In their search for a self-image that
expresses their diaspora experience, members of these groups have
embraced the cultural shapers of modernity and postmodernity in
their dress. Drawing on materials from the United States, Britain
and Jamaica, this book fills a gap in both the history of black
culture and the history of dress, which has until recently focused
on high fashion in Europe. It is a powerful exploration of how
dress both initiates and confirms change, and the ways in which it
expressed identity and resistance in black culture.
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