Uniform: Clothing and Discipline in the Modern World examines the
role uniform plays in public life and private experience. This
volume explores the social, political, economic, and cultural
significance of various kinds of uniforms to consider how they
embody gender, class, sexuality, race, nationality, and belief.
From the pageantry of uniformed citizens to the rationalizing of
time and labour, this category of dress has enabled distinct forms
of social organization, sometimes repressive, sometimes utopian.
With thematic sections on the social meaning of uniform in the
military, in institutions, and political movements, its use in
fashion, in the workplace, and at leisure, a series of case studies
consider what sartorial uniformity means to the history of the body
and society. Ranging from English public school uniform to sacred
dress in the Vatican, from Australian airline uniforms to the garb
worn by soldiers in combat, Uniform draws attention to a visual and
material practice with the power to regulate or disrupt civil
society. Bringing together original research from emerging and
established academics, this book is essential reading for students
and scholars of fashion, design, art, popular culture,
anthropology, cultural history, and sociology, as well as anyone
interested in what constitutes a "modern" appearance.
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