Visible Self: Global Perspectives on Dress, Culture, and Society
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (743 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1563670682 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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this book is terrible. K. Roten This book is awful. It contains incorrect anthropological information. Don't use it in your classes.. Kim B. Deland said Nice classification and explanation of «the dress». Nice classification and explanation of «the dress».A book for a better understanding of all the objects in relationship with the body.The same author write other nice books too.
She was awarded the Marion Featherstone Award for Faculty Development in 1998 and the Lois Dickey Fellowship from the International Textiles and Apparel Association. Lutz is a professor at the University of Minnesota, where she teaches textile analysis, quilting, embroidery, introduction to design thinking and cultural perspectives on dress. Sandra Lee Evenson is Associate Professor at the University of Idaho, where she has taught courses on dress and culture, and apparel design. About the Author Joanne B. She has conducted research worldwide, throughout Africa, Asia, Europe the Middle East and many other locations. She is a specialist in South Asian textiles and dress and has completed fiv
Joanne B. Lutz is a professor at the University of Minnesota, where she teaches textile analysis, quilting, embroidery, introduction to design thinking and cultural perspectives on dress. Eicher is also author of Dress and Ethnicity: Change Across Space and Time, and co-author of Dress and Identity. Sandra Lee Evenson is Associate Professor at the University of Idaho, where she has taught courses on dress and cultu
The authors elaborate on what dress is, define ethnocentrism and position dress in todays society. Using Western and non-Western examples, the book fosters an appreciation of the diversity of surface appearance through an exploration of the common purposes served by dress to protect, satisfy and communicate. The Visible Self, 2nd Edition, analyzes the act of dressing - not simply putting on clothing, but cleansing the body and adorning it.