Fashioning the Nineteenth Century: Habits of Being 3
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Fashioning the Nineteenth Century: Habits of Being 3
By (Author) Cristina Giorcelli
Edited by Paula Rabinowitz
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
15th October 2014
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Behavioural economics
Social and cultural anthropology
Cultural studies: dress and society
Society and culture: general
391
Physical Properties
Paperback
304
Width 152mm, Height 203mm, Spine 38mm
Description
In nineteenth-century Europe and the United States, fashiononce the province of the well-to-dobegan to make its way across class lines. Fashioning the Nineteenth Century shows how certain items of apparel acquired the status of fashion and how fashion shifted from the realm of the elites into the emerging middle and working classesand back.
Reviews
"A thought-provoking volume that offers key insights into the interconnections among culture, literature, and fashion."CHOICE
"Fashioning the Nineteenth Century proves to be a remarkable instrument to refine our knowledge of narrative worlds whose territories are inhabited also by fashion as part of the common humanistic heritage."Fashion Theory
Author Bio
Cristina Giorcelli is professor of American literature at the University of Rome Three.
Paula Rabinowitz is professor of English at the University of Minnesota.
