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"Global Perspectives provides a transnational overview of dress within the global arena. ""Intelligent"" textiles and the impact of recent developments in nanotechnology are addressed alongside such popular culture phenomena as ""cosplay,"" based on Japanese comics and animation, and virtual worlds, where avatars provide opportunities for multiple, shifting identities. There are broad overview articles on the fashion industry and its impact worldwide, secondhand clothing, and ecofashion, which has evolved out of a concern for ethical consumption. Such varied topics as beads and perfumes are situated within a global context, and there is an informative section on dress and fashion resources worldwide, including museum collections. A fitting conclusion to this monumental major work on dress, Global Perspectives provides an important cross-cultural overview of human dress and adornment across the globalized world."

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Author:   Joanne B. Eicher (The University of Minnesota, USA) ,  Joanne B. Eicher (The University of Minnesota, USA) ,  Joanne B. Eicher (The University of Minnesota, USA) ,  Joanne B. Eicher
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Berg Publishers
Weight:   1.900kg
ISBN:  

9781847883995

ISBN 10:   1847883990
Pages:   624
Publication Date:   01 October 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Encyclopedia Preface Preface to Global Perspectives PART 1: Overview of Global Perspectives Introduction to Global Perspectives, Joanne B. Eicher Research Approaches, Lise Skov and Marie Riegels Melchior PART 2: Forms of Dress Worldwide Dress, Undress, Clothing, and Nudity, Frederick John Lamp Beads: Prehistory to Early Twenty-First Century, Robert K. Liu SNAPSHOT: Beads and Ornaments among the Naga Perfumed Dress and Textiles, Katia Johansen Dress and Identity, Sandra Lee Evenson Ceremonial and Special-Occasion Dress, Michaele Thurgood Haynes Cultural Authentication in Dress, John E. Vollmer Dress and Religious Practices, Lynne Hume Conventional Work Dress, Colleen Gau SNAPSHOT: Body Armor, Susan Watkins Wearable Technology, Leopoldina Fortunati PART 3: Dress and the Arts Worldwide Dress in Art: Worldwide, Sandra Lee Evenson SNAPSHOT: Pacific Patterns, Graeme Were and Susanne Küchler Dress and Art: Western, Sandra L. Rosenbaum SNAPSHOT: Dress and the Art Trade, Stephanie Lake Dress as Costume in the Theater and Performing Arts, Sandra Lee Evenson Flowers in the Art of Dress across the World, Peter McNeil PART 4: Fashion Worldwide History and Development of Fashion, Phyllis G. Tortora Iconic Figures in Western Fashion, Phyllis G. Tortora SNAPSHOT: Trends, Maria Mackinney-Valentin Fashion Variations, Susan Kaiser and Ryan Looysen SNAPSHOT: Hip-Hop Cosplay, Frenchy Lunning The Fashion Industry, Yuniya Kawamura SNAPSHOT: Display Mannequins, Leopoldina Fortunati Fashion Magazines, Brian Moeran SNAPSHOT: Vogue Nippon SNAPSHOT: Men's Fashion Magazines, Else Skjold Fashion, Dress, and Interior Spaces, Peter McNeil Fashion Cities, Christopher Breward SNAPSHOT: Fashion Week, Lise Skov Secondhand Clothing, Karen Tranberg Hansen SNAPSHOT: Banning Secondhand Clothing Imports SNAPSHOT: Naming Secondhand Clothing SNAPSHOT: Vintage Dress, Maria Mackinney-Valentin Ethical Fashion and Ecofashion, Sandy Black Globalization and Dress, Margaret Maynard SNAPSHOT: Festivals Pacific-Style, Susan Cochrane Intelligent Textiles: The Future of Fashion, Bradley Quinn Virtual Worlds, Dress, and Fashion, Sarah Barbara Watstein and Kelly Czarnecki PART 5: Dress and Fashion Resources Worldwide Introduction: Dress and Fashion in the Context of the Museum, Amy de la Haye Dress and Fashion Museums, Akiko Fukai (Translated by Brian Moeran) Museum Collections of Dress and Fashion, Eleanor Thompson Dress and Fashion Exhibits, Jean L. Druesedow Dress and Fashion Education: Design and Business, Jane E. Hegland Appendix: Timeline Index Cumulative Index

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EDITOR: Joanne B. Eicher is Regents Professor Emerita at the University of Minnesota and Director of the Goldstein Museum of Design. She is Editor for Berg's Dress, Body, Culture series, and is the author, co-author or editor of a wide range of books including: The Visible Self; Mother, Sister, Bride: Rituals of Womanhood; Fashion Foundations; and Dress and Ethnicity. ASSISTANT EDITOR: Phyllis G. Tortora is a widely published author of textbooks, encyclopedias and reference works, and a specialist on textiles and historic costume. Her books include Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, the Dictionary of Fashion, and Fairchild's Encyclopedia of Accessories. She is the co-author (with Keith Eubank) of Survey of Historic Costume: A History of Western Dress, and has contributed articles to Scribner's Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion.

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