Fashioning the body politic
Wendy Parkins · 2002
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With an afterword by Roger Griffin. Fashion is often thought of as a matter of personal taste, completely unconnected with the public domain of political life and citizenship. Overturning this perspective, this absorbing book reveals that, from the Fre nch Revolution to post-revolutionary China, fashion has played a significant role in political participation and protest. Fashioning the Body Politic challenges the perception of helpless fashion victims, subject to manipulation by consumerism and the fas hion industry, and shows how, in a range of historical and national contexts, certain styl.
Book details
- Year
- 2002
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Editions
- 1
- ISBN
- 9781845206369
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