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Uniforms : Why we are what we wear
de Paul Fussell
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- Estado
- Nuevo/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0618067469
- ISBN 13
- 9780618067466
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Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
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Houghton Mifflin, USA, 2002. Hardcover. New/Very Good. Hardcover. 104 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Houghton Mifflin, USA, 2002. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in new condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Text and spine/cover marked with Library stamps, in all other respects in very good condition throughout. Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Edges of slipcase have light bumping. Dust jacket is unclipped. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Presents a series of anecdotes that tell the history and meaning of American uniforms, identifying their cultural significance in terms of how uniforms unite and divide people as well as how they vary throughout the world. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fashion, Fabrics & Style; ISBN: 0618067469. ISBN/EAN: 9780618067466. Inventory No: 24030163.. 9780618067466
Sinopsis
From Boy Scouts to soldiers, nurses to UPS workers, chefs to nuns, Paul Fussell describes, in sharp and telling anecdotes, the history and meanings of various uniforms. He reveals their secret language and unfolds their cultural significance. Focusing on the American scene, he holds up a mirror to the folks who head off to work each morning in regulated clothing and charts the fault lines of the desire for conformity and individuality. In examining the way uniforms unite and divide us, he ranges over the globe, describing, among other things, the Russian love of shoulder boards, the German obsession with black, and the Italian enthusiasm for feathered military hats. According to Fussell, we are what we wear, and sometimes our get-ups say surprising things. Uniforms is vintage Fussell — a blend of vinegar and grace, of keen cultural insight and hilarious wit, equal parts spoof and illuminating social analysis.
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- Librería
- Manyhills Books
(AU)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 24030163
- Título
- Uniforms : Why we are what we wear
- Autor
- Paul Fussell
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Nuevo
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0618067469
- ISBN 13
- 9780618067466
- Editorial
- Houghton Mifflin
- Lugar de publicación
- USA
- Fecha de publicación
- 2002
- Palabras clave
- BZDB5 Fashion, Fabrics & Style; Uniforms : Why we are what we wear
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Fashion, Fabrics & Style;
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