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Couture and Consensus: Fashion and Politics in Postcolonial Argentina
Regina A. Root
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Description for Couture and Consensus: Fashion and Politics in Postcolonial Argentina
Paperback. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 22 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFCK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Following Argentina’s revolution in 1810, the dress of young patriots inspired a nation and distanced its politics from the relics of Spanish colonialism. Fashion writing often escaped the notice of authorities, allowing authors to masquerade political ideas under the guise of frivolity and entertainment. In Couture and Consensus, Regina A. Root maps this pivotal and overlooked facet of Argentine cultural history, showing how politics emerged from dress to disrupt authoritarian practices and stimulate creativity in a newly independent nation. Drawing from genres as diverse as fiction, poetry, songs, and fashion magazines, Root offers a sartorial history that produces an original understanding ... Read more
Following Argentina’s revolution in 1810, the dress of young patriots inspired a nation and distanced its politics from the relics of Spanish colonialism. Fashion writing often escaped the notice of authorities, allowing authors to masquerade political ideas under the guise of frivolity and entertainment. In Couture and Consensus, Regina A. Root maps this pivotal and overlooked facet of Argentine cultural history, showing how politics emerged from dress to disrupt authoritarian practices and stimulate creativity in a newly independent nation. Drawing from genres as diverse as fiction, poetry, songs, and fashion magazines, Root offers a sartorial history that produces an original understanding ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
Series
Cultural Studies of the Americas S.
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816647941
SKU
V9780816647941
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About Regina A. Root
Regina A. Root is associate professor of Hispanic studies at the College of William and Mary. She is the editor of the Latin American Fashion Reader.
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