Grounded in the ubiquitous; ever-changing matter of fashion; Cultures of Femininity in Modern Fashion places women at the heart of modern culture. Rich and cohesive; this collection demonstrates how fashion shaped and emerged from diverse cultures of femininity and modernity. By recovering fashion as a dynamic and far-reaching force in culture and politics; the volume examines the nuanced and conflicted terrain of femininity from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century. Revealing the inextricability of fashion from modern life; the volume argues for placing gender; everyday life; and materiality at the forefront of our accounts of modernity. This transatlantic and truly interdisciplinary collection; with an afterword by distinguished literary scholar Rita Felski; is also notable for its mix of established and emerging scholars. The contributors address diverse aspects of womenrsquo;s engagement with fashion in modernity; through such topics as Sapphic architecture; tea gowns; secondhand clothing; transnational identity; the coquette; nursing uniforms; and Harlem Renaissance photographs. Cultures of Femininity in Modern Fashion traces a unique and often surprising history of modernity and its entwinement with the gendered phenomenon of fashion.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful. Five stars for information and detail...2 1/2 for readability.By Nathan WebsterThis is the first truly comprehensive look at the history of the billion dollar concert ticketing industry. and should deservedly be the first go-to book for anybody ever doing work on the subject.I worked in the ticket industry for about 13 years. so Ive seen most of the changes the author describes. Stub Hub. the now-ubiqutous ticket marketplace. used to call our office years ago and explain what a great idea they had about a national format - and we laughed. and laughed.Most importantly. though. the stories Budnick and Baron tell happened the way they tell it. I can speak to their credibility. at least as far as their stories on Stub Hub. Tickets Now. and other ticket brokers.No question they put in every bit of detail they could get their hands on. That is one of the flaws of the book. that they put in so much that its sometimes difficult to tell what facts are most important. and where the readers focus should really be. This book takes some work - its not a beach read. You have to be prepared to pay attention. read things again. and then re-read. There is a lot of business discussion. and dollar figures. and other small details that require a lot of the readers attention.A big flaw is the lack of specific ticket prices. Only a few times do the authors actually say what a concert costs. and since the entire book is on the notion that the public is getting scalped. its hard to see exactly HOW. without seeing the increase in price.I know that the Rolling Stones. for example. charged $60 for their best field seats for their 1997 tour - and $450 in 2005. Awful. right? But even though the Rolling Stones are a major part of the book. the authors never use any specific ticket prices - they talk about fan club prices. but not tickets. I wish the authors had used more specific price examples to both horrify and educate the reader about the much higher prices they are now paying. And. the impact of the Internet - where ticket broker prices suddenly became public knowledge - isnt highlighted quite well enough.But as far as what the authors include. it really shows how distant the idea of concerts has gotten from the "old days" when it was about the music. Now. concerts are just one more product that companies provide as a way to get a captive audience that they can then sell other products too. It will make a reader very cynical. The stories about the Grateful Deads mail-order ticket system. and Pearl Jams lawsuit (although they arent the heroes they presented themselves to be) against Ticketmaster are among the most interesting. well-detailed sections.So. the book is very detailed and infomative. but often hard to follow and requires very close attention. But I can speak to the credibility of at least some of it. so I think the rest of it is equally accurate.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. ... of the tickets industry and the authors have done great research But it is poorly written and very hard ...By Hemant S KawaleThis book gives you a comprehensive history of the tickets industry and the authors have done great research But it is poorly written and very hard to read. The authors switch context and jump back and forth on the timelines frequently.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. So thats why I can never get a good seat.......By CrewboyThis book is a must read for anybody that is an avid concertgoer that has always wondered why a show sells out in less than 5 minutes and if they get tickets. theyre always the worst seats in the building.This book is written in a very "60 Minutes" type investigation manner about Ticketmaster. It breaks down the origins of computerized ticketing from its very beginnings to where its at today. The book examines the greed. corruption and blatant arrogance that takes place in the concert industry. From agents. promoters and even the artists themselves. this book leaves no stone unturned.Definitely worth the read.
