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  • - Albanian Sworn Virgins
    av Antonia Young
    619 - 1 975,-

    Most people conceive of gender as an informed response to a biological imperative. But such notions are overturned by certain women in regions of Albania who elect to "become" men simply for the advantages that accrue to them as a result. This book tells the frank stories of these women.

  • av Eugenia Paulicelli & Joanne B. Eicher
    419 - 1 109,-

  • - A Cultural Anatomy
    av Ruth Barcan
    875,-

    Why does nudity mean so many contradictory things, and why is it treated so differently in different contexts? Drawing on a wealth of examples from popular culture, literature, philosophy and religion, as well as first-hand interviews, this work goes deep into the naked underworld to answer these questions.

  • - Identity, Style and Subculture
    av Paul Hodkinson
    545 - 2 005,-

    Goths represent one of the most arresting, distinctive and enduring subcultures. From dress and musical tastes to social habits and the use of the internet, this book details the inner workings of this intriguing group.

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    519,-

    Presents an assessment of Latin America's influence on global fashion. This work examines the significance of textiles and dress to Latin American culture and the reasons behind it from fashion history to popular culture and the (re)making of traditional garments, such as the poncho, the guayabera and maguey-fiber sandals.

  • - Fashion, Music and Global Digital Cultures
    av Brent Luvaas
    589 - 1 659,-

    Through rich ethnographic detail and cutting-edge theory, DIY Style tells the fascinating story of an international do-it-yourself (DIY) movement through a major case study of the "indie" music and fashion scene in Indonesia.

  • - Dressing the Imagination
    av Theresa M. Winge
    389,-

  • - Consumption, Space, and Value
    av Louise (University of Nottingham & UK) Crewe
    379 - 1 975,-

  • - Innovation and Tradition in the Kyoto Textile Industry
    av Jenny Hall
    412 - 1 665,-

  • - Dress and Gender in Contemporary Japan
    av Masafumi (University of Western Australia) Monden
    459 - 1 975,-

  • - An Ethnography of Fashion Blogging
    av USA) Luvaas & Brent (Drexel University
    1 989,-

  • - Fashion, Agency, Performance
     
    555,-

  • - Second-Hand Fashion
     
    2 235,-

    Presents a three-part focus on the history, the trading culture, and the contemporary refashioning of second hand clothing. This book is useful for those interested in fashion and dress, material culture, consumption and anthropology, as well as to dealers, collectors and wearers of second hand clothes.

  • - From Conformity to Transgression
    av Jennifer Craik
    545 - 2 019,-

    From fascists to fashionistas, this work looks at clothing and its cultural meaning in our everyday lives. Tracing the troubling connections amongst religious orders, the military, schools and fetish clubs, it shows how uniforms control bodies and enable subversion. It shows how the uniform inspires fear and love, conformity and subversion.

  • - State, Schooling and Self-Presentation in Japan
    av Brian J. McVeigh
    619 - 1 945,-

    The popularity of uniforms in Japan suggests important linkages: material culture, politico-economic projects, bodily management, and the construction of subjectivity are all connected to the wearing of uniforms. This book examines what the donning of uniforms says about cultural psychology and the expression of economic nationalism in Japan.

  • - A History of the Victorian Corset
    av Leigh Summers
    639 - 2 305,-

    Corsets, and the corseted body, have been fetishized, mythologized, romanticized. This Victorian icon has inspired debate that is unrivalled by any other article of clothing. This book examines the role of corsetry in the minds and lives of Victorian women.

  • - Global Fashion and Faith
    av Lynne Hume
    509 - 1 815,-

    This accessible study of religious dress practices contains case studies on a wide range of religious groups, including: Catholics, Jews, Hindus, Druids, Shamans, and Mystics. Its unique sensory approach will appeal to scholars and students across many disciplines.

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    619,-

    Wedding clothes are not only distinctive forms of dress, but are also steeped in years of cultural tradition. This book, drawing on case studies from around the world, considers how wedding attire is both a statement of tradition and a vehicle for challenging social norms.

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    2 005,-

    Examines what the donning of uniforms says about cultural psychology and the expression of economic nationalism in Japan. Drawing on examples, this book focuses particularly on student uniforms, which are key socializing objects in Japan's politico-economic order, but also examines 'office ladies', 'salary men', service personnel, and housewives.

  • - Sex, Cross-Dressing and Culture
    av Charlotte Suthrell
    619 - 1 975,-

    Drawing on primary fieldwork, this book offers a cross-cultural study of transvestism through an examination of transvestites in Britain and the Hijras of India. The author tackles the question of whether or not transvestism is motivated primarily by sex or gender, and she challenges the straightforward binary divide in Western theories of gender.

  • - Second-Hand Fashion
     
    479,-

    Presents a three-part focus on the history, the trading culture, and the contemporary refashioning of second hand clothing. This book is useful for those interested in fashion and dress, material culture, consumption and anthropology, as well as to dealers, collectors and wearers of second hand clothes.

  • - The Globalization of Asian Dress
     
    2 005,-

    Asian fashion has become a global phenomenon of economic, political and social import. But the industry in Asia remains characterized by the gap between traditional centres of fashion and the marginalized periphery. This book explores Asian fashion in a global economic and cultural context.

  • - Fashion, Gender, and Subculture
    av New York, USA) Kawamura & Yuniya (Fashion Institute of Technology
    2 235,-

  • - Representations of Fashion in Painting, Photography and Film
    av Adam Geczy & Vicki Karaminas
    2 235,-

  • - The Globalization of Asian Dress
     
    575,-

    Asian fashion has become a global phenomenon of economic, political and social import. But the industry in Asia remains characterized by the gap between traditional centres of fashion and the marginalized periphery. This book explores Asian fashion in a global economic and cultural context.

  • - Changing Sex and Changing Clothes
    av Claudine Griggs
    619 - 1 659,-

    While highlighting how the gender identity of transsexuals relates to hormonal and surgical changes in the body as well as to changes in dress, this text investigates the pressures and motivations to conform to expected gender roles, and the ways in which these are affected.

  • - Fashioning Women in the Third Reich
    av Irene Guenther
    699 - 2 149,-

    Deals comprehensively with German fashion from World War I through to the end of the Third Reich. This book explores the failed attempt by the Nazi state to construct a female image. It details the inner workings of a government-supported fashion institute and an organization established to help aryanize the German fashion world.

  • - Behind the Scenes of the Global Fashion Industry
    av Sweden) Lantz & Jenny (Stockholm University
    449 - 1 975,-

  • av Eric Silverman
    1 719,-

    This is the first comprehensive account of Jewish clothing, both profane and sacred, from its origins through to the present day. Focusing on tensions over gender, ethnic identity and assimilation, each chapter discusses the meaning and symbolism of a specific era or type of Jewish dress, whether traditional or contemporary.

  • - Dress, Identity and Subcultural Improvisation
    av Alphonso McClendon
    1 719,-

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