Dress and ethnicity : change across space and time / edited by Joanne B. Eicher.
Contributor(s): Eicher, Joanne Bubolz
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Series: Berg ethnic identies. Publisher: Oxford : Berg, 1995Description: xiv, 316 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0854968792.Subject(s): Ethnic costume | Costume -- Cross-cultural studies | EthnicitySummary: From African-American women's headwraps to beauty pageants in Swaziland, this absorbing book explores ethnicity through the frequently noticed but less often analyzed human phenomenon of dress. The authors -- ethnographers, folklorists, and textile scholars -- present case studies from around the world to illustrate their different theoretical frameworks and assumptions. In considering how the body is modified and supplemented they discuss not only garments and accessories but also hairstyles and cosmetics.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | GT 511 .D74 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 41109 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index
From African-American women's headwraps to beauty pageants in Swaziland, this absorbing book explores ethnicity through the frequently noticed but less often analyzed human phenomenon of dress. The authors -- ethnographers, folklorists, and textile scholars -- present case studies from around the world to illustrate their different theoretical frameworks and assumptions. In considering how the body is modified and supplemented they discuss not only garments and accessories but also hairstyles and cosmetics.
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