The Global Circulation of African Fashion: v. 27 (Dress, Body, Culture) - Tapa dura

Rabine, Leslie W.

 
9781859735930: The Global Circulation of African Fashion: v. 27 (Dress, Body, Culture)
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ISBN 10: 1859735932 ISBN 13: 9781859735930
Editorial: Berg 3PL, 2002

Sinopsis

Transnational movements of people, cultural objects, images and identities have played a vital role in creating an informal global network for African fashion - from clothing designers and tailors to dyers and jewellery makers. This book traces the changing meanings, aesthetics and histories of the thriving informal African fashion network through its multicultural cross-roads of Los Angeles, Kenya and Senegal.In African communities, designers compete with each other to survive and often travel long distances in search of new markets. Such competition and bridging of cultures fuels creativity and innovation. From adapting western fashion magazines to combining ’ethnic’ designs with dramatic new colours and techniques, artisans weave a variety of borrowed influences into their traditional practices. Rabine explores the interrelationship and tensions that exist between these popular and mass cultures, including the ways that global circulation threatens to destroy artisanal skills. With its unique insights into the operation and ethics of these global networks, this book offers a timely contribution to contemporary studies of fashion, transnationalism and globalization.

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Leslie W. Rabine University of California at Davis

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Editorial
Berg 3PL
Año de publicación
2002
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1859735932
ISBN 13 
9781859735930
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
228
Contacto del fabricante
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781859735985: The Global Circulation of African Fashion: Dress, Body, Culture: v. 27

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ISBN 10:  1859735983 ISBN 13:  9781859735985
Editorial: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2002
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