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Investigates how dress symbolically evidences both religious and social systems across a range of cultures - from Africa and South America to Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Caribbean.

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From fascists to fashionistas, this work looks at clothing and its cultural meaning in our everyday lives. Tracing the troubling connections amongst religious orders, the military, schools and fetish clubs, it shows how uniforms control bodies and enable subversion. It shows how the uniform inspires fear and love, conformity and subversion.

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From fascists to fashionistas, this work looks at clothing and its cultural meaning in our everyday lives. Tracing the troubling connections amongst religious orders, the military, schools and fetish clubs, it shows how uniforms control bodies and enable subversion. It shows how the uniform inspires fear and love, conformity and subversion.

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How does culture shape notions of sexuality and gender Why are transvestites in the West so often seen as 'deviant' or 'perverse,' while they are accepted in other societies What are the implications for the categories of 'male' and 'female' when considering transvestism

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How does culture shape notions of sexuality and gender Why are transvestites in the West so often seen as 'deviant' or 'perverse,' while they are accepted in other societies What are the implications for the categories of 'male' and 'female' when considering transvestism

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Accessible and engaging, this ethnographic account introduces readers to the vampire community. Exploring the reasons behind the resurgence of fascination with the gothic in popular culture, this study of the vampire subculture is based on in-depth research and includes images from professional photographer and community member, SoulStealer.

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This text challenges the European dichotomy of space into public and private, and morality into honour and shame, and shows how these notions have mistakenly been applied to Arab women's use of the veil and, more broadly, to their position in society.

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In the 1970s, often to the consternation of parents and siblings, certain progressive young Arab women voluntarily donned the veil. This book draws on fieldwork, anthropology, history and original Islamic sources and aims to challenge the assumption that veiling is largely about modesty and seclusion, honor and shame.

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The popularity of uniforms in Japan suggests important linkages: material culture, politico-economic projects, bodily management, and the construction of subjectivity are all connected to the wearing of uniforms. This book examines what the donning of uniforms says about cultural psychology and the expression of economic nationalism in Japan.

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Examines what the donning of uniforms says about cultural psychology and the expression of economic nationalism in Japan. Drawing on examples, this book focuses particularly on student uniforms, which are key socializing objects in Japan's politico-economic order, but also examines 'office ladies', 'salary men', service personnel, and housewives.

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Wedding clothes are not only distinctive forms of dress, but are also steeped in years of cultural tradition. This book, drawing on case studies from around the world, considers how wedding attire is both a statement of tradition and a vehicle for challenging social norms.

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Examines what the donning of uniforms says about cultural psychology and the expression of economic nationalism in Japan. Drawing on examples, this book focuses particularly on student uniforms, which are key socializing objects in Japan's politico-economic order, but also examines 'office ladies', 'salary men', service personnel, and housewives.

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Most people conceive of gender as an informed response to a biological imperative. But such notions are overturned by certain women in regions of Albania who elect to "become" men simply for the advantages that accrue to them as a result. This book tells the frank stories of these women.

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Most people conceive of gender as an informed response to a biological imperative. But such notions are overturned by certain women in regions of Albania who elect to "become" men simply for the advantages that accrue to them as a result. This book tells the frank stories of these women.

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This is the first comprehensive account of Jewish clothing, both profane and sacred, from its origins through to the present day. Focusing on tensions over gender, ethnic identity and assimilation, each chapter discusses the meaning and symbolism of a specific era or type of Jewish dress, whether traditional or contemporary.

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The Social Life of Kimono explores the material culture of the most socially significant garment in Japanese history, from its origins to the present day.