Clothing Matters

Clothing Matters Dress and Identity in India

Paperback (18 Jul 1996)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Focusing on the problem of what to wear rather than describing what is worn, this study demonstrates how different individuals and groups have used clothes to assert power, challenge authority, define or conceal identity, and instigate or prevent social change at various levels of Indian society.

Book information

ISBN: 9781850651765
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Imprint: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
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Language: English
Weight: 894g
Height: 252mm
Width: 189mm
Spine width: 20mm