Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Clothed BodyCondition: NewISBN-10: 1859738052EAN: 9781859738054ISBN: 9781859738054Publisher: Berg PublishersFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 06/01/2004Description: Dress is everywhere imbued with symbols that reflect different meanings in different contexts. This compelling book convincingly demonstrates how clothing is analogous to a working language and is similarly underpinned by deeper meanings and philosophies.From tattoos and mini-skirts, to skin decoration, makeup and hair, Calefato unpicks the multiple functions of modern dress. Exploring intriguing commonalities - for example, between tattooed Egyptian mummies of 2000 BC and modern subcultural styles - Calefato considers the psychological, cultural, spiritual and symbolic significances at play in what she aptly labels 'body cartography'. What we wear is a vehicle for the (often contentious) expression of politics, gender and identity, placing clothing at the root of a complex set of messages, many of which are paradoxical. Clothing may, for example, liberate through the pleasures of masquerade and at the same time 'cage' or control the body. The Clothed Body shows how semiotics can provide a convincing template for understanding dress in a wide range of contexts and will be essential reading for anyone interested in the meaning of what we wear.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmItem Width: 13mmItem Weight: 264gAuthor: Patrizia CalefatoTranslator: Lisa AdamsContributor: Lisa Adams (Translated by)Genre: Society & CultureTopic: Fashion & DesignBook Series: Dress, Body, CultureRelease Year: 2004 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Clothed Body
Title: The Clothed Body
ISBN-10: 1859738052
EAN: 9781859738054
ISBN: 9781859738054
Release Date: 06/01/2004
Release Year: 2004
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Translator: Lisa Adams
Contributor: Lisa Adams (Translated by)
Series: Dress, Body, Culture
Book Title: Clothed Body
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Topic: Fashion & Accessories, Anthropology / General
Publication Year: 2004
Item Height: 0.4 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Design, Social Science
Item Weight: 9.1 Oz
Author: Patrizia Calefato
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Book Series: Dress, Body, Culture Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
