The culture of sewing
gender, consumption, and home dressmaking
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Author
Contributions
- Burman, Barbara. - Contributor
Publication
1999 - Berg, Oxford, England
Language
English
Word Count
87,500 words, Guess
Page Count
350 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3986967M
- ISBN-101859732038
- OCLC Control Number43321704
- OCLC Control Number1073071024
- Internet Archivecultureofsewingg0000unse
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2001316159
- LibraryThing87193
- Goodreads1123137
Classifications
- LCCTT504 .C85 1999
Description
"This book is the first serious account of the significance of home dressmaking as a form of European and American material culture. Exploring themes from the last two hundred years to the present, including gender, technology, consumption and visual representation, contributors show how home dressmakers negotiated and experienced developments to meet a wide variety of needs and aspirations. Not merely passive consumers, home dressmakers have been active producers within family economies. They have been individuals with complex agendas expressed through their roles as wives, mothers and workers in their own right and shaped by ideologies of femininity and class." "This book represents a vital contribution to women's studies, the history of fashion and dress, design history, material culture, sociology and anthropology."--Jacket.
Subjects
Topics
Series Statement
- Dress, body, culture
Other Editions
- The culture of sewing: gender, consumption, and home dressmaking
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