The Clothed Body
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Author:CALEFATO Patrizia
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ISBN:9781859738054
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Publication Date:September 2010
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Edition:1
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Pages:256
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Binding:Paperback
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Publisher:Berg Publishers
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Country of Publication:United Kingdom


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The Clothed Body
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Author:CALEFATO Patrizia
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ISBN:9781859738054
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Publication Date:September 2010
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Edition:1
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Pages:256
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Binding:Paperback
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Publisher:Berg Publishers
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Country of Publication:United Kingdom
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Dress is everywhere imbued with symbols that reflect different meanings in different contexts. This book 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, make-up and hair, Calefato unpicks the multiple functions of modern dress. Exploring intriguing commonalities - for example, between tattooed Egyptian mummies of 2000 BC and modern sub-cultural 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 and therefore clothing is at the root of complex set of messages, many paradoxical. Clothing may, for example, liberate through the pleasures of masquerade and at the same time "cage" or control the body. The Clothed Body provides a template for understanding dress in a wide range of contexts.
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Dress is everywhere imbued with symbols that reflect different meanings in different contexts. This book 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, make-up and hair, Calefato unpicks the multiple functions of modern dress. Exploring intriguing commonalities - for example, between tattooed Egyptian mummies of 2000 BC and modern sub-cultural 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 and therefore clothing is at the root of complex set of messages, many paradoxical. Clothing may, for example, liberate through the pleasures of masquerade and at the same time "cage" or control the body. The Clothed Body provides a template for understanding dress in a wide range of contexts.
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Author: CALEFATO PatriziaISBN: 9781859738054Publication Date: September 2010Edition: 1Pages: 256Binding: PaperbackPublisher: Berg PublishersCountry of Publication: United Kingdom
Dress is everywhere imbued with symbols that reflect different meanings in different contexts. This book 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, make-up and hair, Calefato unpicks the multiple functions of modern dress. Exploring intriguing commonalities - for example, between tattooed Egyptian mummies of 2000 BC and modern sub-cultural 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 and therefore clothing is at the root of complex set of messages, many paradoxical. Clothing may, for example, liberate through the pleasures of masquerade and at the same time "cage" or control the body. The Clothed Body provides a template for understanding dress in a wide range of contexts.
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Author: CALEFATO PatriziaISBN: 9781859738054Publication Date: September 2010Edition: 1Pages: 256Binding: PaperbackPublisher: Berg PublishersCountry of Publication: United Kingdom
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