Fashion In Focus: Concepts, Practices and Politics
Tim Edwards
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Description for Fashion In Focus: Concepts, Practices and Politics
Paperback. A comprehensive guide to the key theories, perspectives and developments in the field of fashion. It covers such topics as: men's fashion, masculinity and the suit; women's fashion and the role of sexuality; children, the body and fashion; the role of celebrity and designer label culture; and, globalisation and the production of fashion. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
The study of fashion has exploded in recent decades, yet what this all means or quite where it might take us is not clear. This new book helps to bring fashion into focus, with a comprehensive guide to the key theories, perspectives and developments in the field. Tim Edwards includes coverage of all the major theories of fashion, including recent scholarship, alongside subcultural analysis and an in-depth look at production. Individual topics include: ... Read more
The study of fashion has exploded in recent decades, yet what this all means or quite where it might take us is not clear. This new book helps to bring fashion into focus, with a comprehensive guide to the key theories, perspectives and developments in the field. Tim Edwards includes coverage of all the major theories of fashion, including recent scholarship, alongside subcultural analysis and an in-depth look at production. Individual topics include: ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
312g
Number of Pages
182
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415447942
SKU
V9780415447942
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Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
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99-2
About Tim Edwards
Tim Edwards is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Leicester. He has published and researched widely in the areas of masculinities, sexuality, fashion and consumer culture. He is the author of Cultures of Masculinity (2006).
Reviews for Fashion In Focus: Concepts, Practices and Politics
This book will form a most valuable addition to the existing literature & will be very, very useful for those of us who teach Cultural Studies to large numbers of fashion students. Tim Edwards has the rare ability to render complex ideas accessible, and he writes beautifully [...] his books are a pleasure to read. - Pamela Church Gibson, ... Read more