African dress : fashion, agency, performance /
African dress : fashion, agency, performance /
edited by Karen Tranberg Hansen and D. Soyini Madison.
- xviii, 245 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm.
- Dress, body, culture .
- Dress, body, culture. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dress and fashion practices in Africa and the diaspora are dynamic and diverse, whether on the street or on the fashion runway. Focusing on the dressed body as a performance site, 'African Dress' explores how ideas and practices of dress contest or legitimise existing power structures through expressions of individual identity and the cultural and political order.
Specialized.
9780857853813 (pbk.) : £19.99 9780857858207 (PDF ebook) : No price 9780857854186 (ePub ebook) : No price
Clothing and dress--Africa.
Fashion--Africa.
Beauty and Fashion.
Beauty and Fashion.
391'.0096
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dress and fashion practices in Africa and the diaspora are dynamic and diverse, whether on the street or on the fashion runway. Focusing on the dressed body as a performance site, 'African Dress' explores how ideas and practices of dress contest or legitimise existing power structures through expressions of individual identity and the cultural and political order.
Specialized.
9780857853813 (pbk.) : £19.99 9780857858207 (PDF ebook) : No price 9780857854186 (ePub ebook) : No price
Clothing and dress--Africa.
Fashion--Africa.
Beauty and Fashion.
Beauty and Fashion.
391'.0096