Clothing as Material Culture (Hardcover, New)

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.

General

Imprint:	Berg Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2005
First published:	May 2005
Editors:	Susanne Kuchler • Daniel Miller (Professor of Anthropology)
Volume editors:	Susanne Kuchler
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84520-066-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Costume, clothes & fashion
LSN:	1-84520-066-7
Barcode:	9781845200664

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