Couture and Consensus Fashion and Politics in Postcolonial Argentina |
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| Author:
| Root, Regina A. |
| Series title: | Cultural Studies of the Americas Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8166-4793-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Publisher: | University of Minnesota Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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Following Argentina's revolution in 1810, the dress of young patriots inspired a nation and distanced its politics from the relics of Spanish colonialism. Fashion writing often escaped the notice of authorities, allowing authors to masquerade political ideas under the guise of frivolity and entertainment. In Couture and Consensus, Regina A. Root maps this pivotal and overlooked facet of Argentine cultural history.
Following Argentina's revolution in 1810, the dress of young patriots inspired a nation and distanced its politics from the relics of Spanish colonialism. Fashion writing often escaped the notice of authorities, allowing authors to masquerade political ideas under the guise of frivolity and entertainment. In Couture and Consensus, Regina A. Root maps this pivotal and overlooked facet of Argentine cultural history.