Fur Nation - From the Beaver to Brigitte Bardot (Paperback)

Fur Nation traces the interwoven relationships between sexuality, national identity, and colonialism. Chantal Nadeau shows how Canada, a white settler colony, bases its existence and its nationhood on a complex sexual economy based on women wrapped in fur.
Nadeau traces the centrality of fur through a series of intriguing case studies, including:
* Hollywood's take on the 330 year history of the Hudson Bay Company, founded to exploit Canada's rich fur resources
* the life of a postwar fur fashion photographer
* a 1950s musical called Fur Lady
* the battle between Brigitte Bardot's anti-fur activists and the fur industry.
Nadeau highlights the connection between 'fur ladies' - women wearing, exploiting or promoting furs - and the beaver, symbol of Canada and nature's master builder. She shows how, in postcolonial Canada, the nation is sexualised around female reproduction and fur, which is both a crucial factor in economic development, and a powerful symbol through which the nation itself is conceived and commodified. Fur Nation demonstrates that, for Canada, fur really is the fabric of a nation.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2001
First published:	2001
Authors:	Chantal Nadeau
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	250
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-15874-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > Fashion & beauty industries > General
LSN:	0-415-15874-5
Barcode:	9780415158749

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