Fashion & society books

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Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty

Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty

Author: Nancy Etcoff ,  Lubumyr Sherstyuck
ISBN: 9786177544141
Format: Hardback
$25.88

A provocative and thoroughly researched inquiry into what we find beautiful and why, skewering the myth that the...  Read More >>

Fashion Animals

Fashion Animals

Author: Joshua Katcher
ISBN: 9781940184463
Format: Hardback
$131.97

An important exploration of animal exploitation in the fashion industry.  Read More >>

Shoes: The Meaning of Style

Shoes: The Meaning of Style

Author: Elizabeth Semmelhack
ISBN: 9781789140804
Format: Paperback
$29.99

We all make choices every day about which shoes to wear, but why do we choose the shoes we do? Organised around...  Read More >>

Fashion and Masculinities in Popular Culture

Fashion and Masculinities in Popular Culture

Author: Adam Geczy (University of Sydney, Australia) ,  Vicki Karaminas (Massey University, New Zealand)
ISBN: 9780367333188
Format: Paperback
$83.99

Popular culture in the latter half of the 20th century precipitated a change in style and body image. Postwar film,...  Read More >>

Tonne Goodman: Point of View

Tonne Goodman: Point of View

Author: Tonne Goodman
ISBN: 9781419734588
Format: Hardback
$110.00

A chronological presentation of some of the photographs made possible by fashion editor Tonne Goodman from the pages...  Read More >>

Exquisite Slaves: Race, Clothing, and Status in Colonial Lima

Exquisite Slaves: Race, Clothing, and Status in Colonial...

Author: Tamara J. Walker (University of Pennsylvania)
ISBN: 9781107445956
Format: Paperback
$80.19

Exquisite Slaves examines how slaves in Lima, Peru used elegant clothing to express attitudes about gender and status....  Read More >>

Die Kultur Der Macht: Politische Kommunikation Zwischen Artefakten, Manipulation Und Reprasentation

Die Kultur Der Macht: Politische Kommunikation Zwischen...

Author: Thomas Breyer-Maylander
ISBN: 9783957102270
Format: Paperback
$84.48

Macht ist eine entscheidende Grosse, um innerhalb von sozialen Systemen Veranderungen durchzusetzen und Entwicklungen...  Read More >>

A Textile Traveler's Guide to Peru & Bolivia

A Textile Traveler's Guide to Peru & Bolivia

Author: Cynthia LeCount Samaké
ISBN: 9781732352858
Format: Paperback
$52.99

A Textile TravelerΓÇÖs Guide to Peru and Bolivia is an excellent resource for markets, festivals, museums, and shops....  Read More >>

Fashion in European Art: Dress and Identity, Politics and the Body, 1775-1925

Fashion in European Art: Dress and Identity, Politics...

Author: Justine De Young
ISBN: 9781788314480
Format: Paperback
$49.99

Fashion reveals not only who we are, but whom we aspire to be. From 1775 to 1925, artists in Europe were especially...  Read More >>

Fashion and Film: Gender, Costume and Stardom in Contemporary Cinema

Fashion and Film: Gender, Costume and Stardom in Contemporary...

Author: Sarah Gilligan
ISBN: 9780857850454
Format: Paperback
$39.99

Fashion and Film explores the complex relationships between costume, fashion and popular film. Examining the ways...  Read More >>

Fashion and Film: Gender, Costume and Stardom in Contemporary Cinema

Fashion and Film: Gender, Costume and Stardom in Contemporary...

Author: Sarah Gilligan
ISBN: 9780857850447
Format: Hardback
$142.31

Fashion and Film explores the complex relationships between costume, fashion and popular film. Examining the ways...  Read More >>

Islam, Faith, and Fashion: The Islamic Fashion Industry in Turkey

Islam, Faith, and Fashion: The Islamic Fashion Industry...

Author: Magdalena Craciun (University College London, UK)
ISBN: 9781350105737
Format: Paperback
$69.99

The subject of religion and dress in Turkey has been debated at great length both in academia and the media. Through...  Read More >>

High Heel

High Heel

Author: Summer Brennan (Freelance Writer, USA)
ISBN: 9781501325991
Format: Paperback
$19.99

High Heel is a dive into the labyrinthine nature of modern womanhood and sexual politics, with the world's most...  Read More >>

Beyond Princess Culture: Gender and Children’s Marketing

Beyond Princess Culture: Gender and Children’s Marketing...

Author: Katherine A. Foss
ISBN: 9781433156359
Format: Hardback
$369.47

This anthology collectively critiques the commodification of the post-princess child consumer through analysis of...  Read More >>

World Clothing and Fashion: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Social Influence

World Clothing and Fashion: An Encyclopedia of History,...

Author: Mary Ellen Snodgrass
ISBN: 9781138039902
Format: Mixed media product
$110.00

Taking a global, multicultural, social, and economic perspective, this work explores the diverse and colourful history...  Read More >>

Mexican American Women, Dress and Gender: Pachucas, Chicanas, Cholas

Mexican American Women, Dress and Gender: Pachucas,...

Author: Amaia Ibarraran-Bigalondo (University of the Basque Country, Spain)
ISBN: 9780367109424
Format: Hardback
$284.00

Mexican American Women, Dress and Gender observes how Pachucas, Chicanas and Cholas have used their body image (dress,...  Read More >>

Fashion and Contemporaneity: Realms of the Visible

Fashion and Contemporaneity: Realms of the Visible

Author: Laura Petican
ISBN: 9789004368668
Format: Paperback
$219.12

This book represents the voices of scholars, fashion designers, bloggers and artists, which speak to the pervasive...  Read More >>

The Anthropology of Dress and Fashion: A Reader

The Anthropology of Dress and Fashion: A Reader

Author: Brent Luvaas (Drexel University, USA) ,  Joanne B. Eicher (The University of Minnesota, USA)
ISBN: 9781474282567
Format: Paperback
$74.99

Anthropologists have examined how diverse human populations modify and dress their bodies since the earliest days...  Read More >>

Women in Wartime: Dress Studies from Picture Post 1938-1945

Women in Wartime: Dress Studies from Picture Post 1938-1945...

Author: Geraldine Howell (University of Westminster, UK)
ISBN: 9781350000926
Format: Hardback
$190.00

This book is open access and available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. It is funded by Knowledge Unlatched. Picture...  Read More >>

The Anthropology of Dress and Fashion: A Reader

The Anthropology of Dress and Fashion: A Reader

Author: Brent Luvaas (Drexel University, USA) ,  Joanne B. Eicher (The University of Minnesota, USA)
ISBN: 9781474282581
Format: Hardback
$280.00

Anthropologists have examined how diverse human populations modify and dress their bodies since the earliest days...  Read More >>

The Size Effect: A Journey into Design, Fashion and Media

The Size Effect: A Journey into Design, Fashion and...

Author: Roy Menarini ,  Antonella Mascio
ISBN: 9788869771743
Format: Paperback
$38.81

"In this collection of essays, the authors adopt an interdisciplinary approach overcoming the boundaries of their...  Read More >>

Beyond Princess Culture: Gender and Children’s Marketing

Beyond Princess Culture: Gender and Children’s Marketing...

Author: Katherine A. Foss
ISBN: 9781433156328
Format: Paperback
$141.77

This anthology collectively critiques the commodification of the post-princess child consumer through analysis of...  Read More >>

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