Dress and fashion are powerful visual means of communicating ideology; whether political; social or religious. From the communist values of equality; simplicity and solidarity exemplified in the Mao suit to the myriad of fashion protests of feminists such as French revolutionary womens demand to wear trousers; dress can symbolize ideological orthodoxy as well as revolt. With contributions from a wide range of international scholars; this book presents the first scholarly analysis of dress and ideology through accessible case studies. Chapters are organized thematically and explore dress in relation to topics including nation; identity; religion; politics and utopias; across an impressive chronological reach from antiquity to the present day. Dress Ideology will appeal to students and scholars of fashion; history; sociology; cultural studies; politics and gender studies.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great chapter on The FastBy RustThere is so little information out there on The Fast; it was great to find this book and read some history of one of the important bands of the NYC/RI/Boston (etc) tour circuit of early Punk Rock bands. I got caught up on the details and history of the brothers Zone and relived some memories.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Phil Glatzlots of fun0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. All over the map and perhaps too obscureBy Midnight To SixFlying Saucers Rock lsquo;Nrsquo; Roll was compiled from articles and interviews that originally appeared in Jake Austenrsquo;s Roctober Magazine. The purpose behind the book is to tell the stories of ten fringe artists who never got their due. Names like Zolar X; David Allan Coe; Sugar Pie DeSanto and The Fast may not mean much to many; but behind each name is a unique and strange story. Although the book advertises ldquo;Conversations With Unjustly Obscure Rockrsquo;nrsquo;Soul Eccentricsrdquo; it never makes a strong enough argument for reevaluating its subjects. Nor did it ever make me want to investigate more of their music than I already had; which is a bad sign. Perhaps the problem is that the book lacks cohesion ndash; some artists are interviewed and some are just written up in a biographical style; in chapters that vary greatly in length. Also; with the artists covered coming from such a wide array of genres (soul; glam; punk; rockabilly; country and whatever you would call Guy Chookoorian) itrsquo;s hard for the reader to care about each of them. Is a fan of Sam The Sham going to want to read a lengthy interview with jazz artist Oscar Brown Jr.? Is someone who loves Sugar Pie DeSanto going to want to read about David Allan Coe? Probably not. If yoursquo;re already a big fan of any of the acts in Flying Saucers Rockrsquo;nrsquo;Roll; then you might relish the rare opportunity to read more about them. However; for the casual rock reader the book isnrsquo;t likely to elicit more than indifference.
