Dress and Ethnicity Change Across Space and Time [Paperback]

From African-American women's headwraps to beauty pageants in Swaziland, this absorbing book explores ethnicity through the frequently noticed but less often analyzed human phenomenon of dress. The authors -- ethnographers, folklorists, and textile scholars -- present case studies from around the world to illustrate their different theoretical frameworks and assumptions. In considering how the body is modified and supplemented they discuss not only garments and accessories but also hairstyles and cosmetics.Introduction: Dress as an expression of Ethnic Identity--J. Eicher * Freezing the Frame : Dress and Ethnicity in Brittany and Gaelic Scotland--M. Chapman * Dancing the Jar: Girls' Dress at Turkish Cypriot Weddings--A. Bridgwood * Ethnicity in Greek Dress--L. Welters * Naked Divers: A Case of Identity and Dress in Japan--D.P. Martinez * Exotic West to Exotic Japan: Revival of Japanese Tradition in Modern Japan--M. Suga * Becoming a Bunu Bride: Bunu Ethnic Identity and Traditional Marriage Dress--E.P. Renne * Why Do They Call It Kalabari? Cultural Authentication and the Demarcation of Ethnic Identity--J. Eicher & T. Erekosima * Dress and Ethnic Differentiation in the Niger Delta--B. Sumberg * The Lady in the Logo: Tribal Dress and Western Culture in a Southern African Community--D. Durham * The Fairest of Them All : Gender, Ethnicity and a Beauty Pageant in the Kingdom of Swaziland--C. Behrman * The West African Origin of the African-American Headwrap--H. Griebel * Traditional Palestinian Wedding Dress as a Symbol of Nationalism--Y. Seng & E. Wass * Hmong American New Year's Dress: The Display of Ethnicity--A. Lynch * Ethnic Conflict and Changing Dress Codes: A Case Study of an Indian Migrant Village in Highland Ecuador--C. Lentz * World Fashion, Ethnic, and National Dress--J. Eicher & B. SumbergJoanne B. Eicher Regents' Professor,Department of Design, Housing and Apparel, University of Minnesota

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