| Dress and Ethnicity: Change Across Space and Time Contributor(s): Eicher, Joanne B. (Editor), Eicher, Joanne B. |
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ISBN: 1859730035 ISBN-13: 9781859730034 Publisher: Berg Publishers OUR PRICE: $47.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1999 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Beauty & Grooming - General - Design | Fashion & Accessories |
| Dewey: 391.008 |
| LCCN: 95040185 |
| Series: Avebury Series in Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.34" W x 8.54" (0.89 lbs) 332 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Eicher, Joanne B.: - Joanne B. Eicher is Regents Professor Emerita at the University of Minnesota. Joanne is Editor-in-Chief, Encyclopedia of Dress and Fashion (Bloomsbury and OUP); Series Editor, Dress, Body Culture (Bloomsbury); Author, Editor, Co-Editor, The Visible Self, (Fairchild); Dress and Gender (Berg); Dress and Ethnicity (Berg); Beads and Beadmakers (Berg); Mother, Daughter, Sister, Bride (National Geographic); a wide variety of published articles in professional journals and chapters in books. |