Clothing for Liberation A Communication Analysis of Gandhi′s Swadeshi Revolution |
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Author:
| Gonsalves, Peter |
ISBN: | 978-81-321-0310-3 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2010 |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $40.99 |
Book Description:
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This is the first analysis of Gandhi′s dressing style in terms of communication theory and an exploration of the subliminal messages that were subtly communicated to a large audience. Peter Gonsalves chooses three famous theorists from the field of communication studies and looks at Gandhi through the lens of each one, to give us a fascinating and new insight into one of the most famous men from South Asia. Photographs of Gandhi in different phases of his life have been used to...
More DescriptionThis is the first analysis of Gandhi′s dressing style in terms of communication theory and an exploration of the subliminal messages that were subtly communicated to a large audience. Peter Gonsalves chooses three famous theorists from the field of communication studies and looks at Gandhi through the lens of each one, to give us a fascinating and new insight into one of the most famous men from South Asia. Photographs of Gandhi in different phases of his life have been used to provide a visual chronology of sartorial change and emphasize the arguments in the book.