San Antonio College Library

There is a close connection between the clothes we wear and our political expression. In 'Fashioning Africa' an international group of anthropologists, historians and art historians bring rich and diverse perspectives to this fascinating topic.

Showcases and analyzes a private collection of 130 kimonos made for men, women, and children between 1900 and 1940, evaluating the historical and cultural factors that have inspired their designs, in a volume that features three hundred commissioned photographs.

"This book investigates dress in American religious communities as a vital component of the social control of cultures, and also examines how people express themselves despite religious constraints. Gender issues feature prominently since the control of female sexuality within religious communities is a matter of vital concern to members. Drawing on rich ethnographic case studies, this wide-ranging and interdisciplinary book represents a major contribution...

This is a celebration of men and fashion throughout the ages in which the author charts the male's stylish and self-confident course through history, from the medieval knights, to the hippies and punks of the 20th-century. Reference is made to the influences on male fashion and the designers.

"Applying modern dress theory to ancient evidence, this book reconstructs the social meanings attached to the dressed body in ancient Greece"--Page [i]. "This is the first general monograph on ancient Greek dress in English to be published in more than a century. By applying modern dress theory to the ancient evidence, this book reconstructs the social meanings attached to the dressed body in ancient Greece. Whereas many scholars have focused on...