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Clothing Matters : Dress and Identity in India by Emma Tarlo (1996, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press

ISBN-100226789756

ISBN-139780226789750

eBay Product ID (ePID)96287

Product Key Features

Number of Pages382 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameClothing Matters : Dress and Identity in India

Publication Year1996

SubjectBeauty & Grooming, Fashion & Accessories, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Applied Psychology, Customs & Traditions

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaDesign, Social Science, Health & Fitness, Psychology

AuthorEmma Tarlo

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight39.2 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN95-031464

Dewey Edition20

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal391/.00954

Table Of ContentAcknowledgements Glossary of Foreign Words Abbreviations Preface: Reflections on a Portrait 1: Introduction: The Problem of What to Wear 2: Searching for a Solution in the late Nineteenth Century 3: Gandhi and the Recreation of Indian Dress 4: Is Khadi the Solution? 5: Questions of Dress in a Gujarati Village 6: Some Brahman Dilemmas 7: Some Peasant Dilemmas (Kanbi and Kharak) 8: Some Pastoralist (Bharwad) and Scheduled caste (Harijan) Dilemmas 9: Fashion Fables of an Urban Village 10: Dressing for Distinction: A Historical Review Postscript: A Return Visit to India, 1993-1994 Bibliography Index

SynopsisWhat do I wear today? The way we answer this question says much about how we manage and express our identities. This detailed study examines sartorial style in India from the late nineteenth century to the present, showing how trends in clothing are related to caste, level of education, urbanization, and a larger cultural debate about the nature of Indian identity. Clothes have been used to assert power, challenge authority, and instigate social change throughout Indian society. During the struggle for independence, members of the Indian elite incorporated elements of Western style into their clothes, while Gandhi's adoption of the loincloth symbolized the rejection of European power and the contrast between Indian poverty and British wealth. Similar tensions are played out today, with urban Indians adopting "ethnic" dress as villagers seek modern fashions. Illustrated with photographs, satirical drawings, and magazine advertisements, this book shows how individuals and groups play with history and culture as they decide what to wear.

LC Classification NumberGT1460.T37 1996