Politics of Dress in Asia and the Americas |
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| Author:
| Roces, Mina |
| Series title: | The Sussex Library of Asian Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78284-694-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2020 |
| Publisher: | Sussex Academic Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Explores the ways in which dress has been influential in the political agendas and self-representations of politicians in a variety of regimes from democratic to authoritarian. Arguing that dress is part of politics, this book shows how dress has been crucial to the constructions of nationhood and national identities in Asia and the Americas.
Explores the ways in which dress has been influential in the political agendas and self-representations of politicians in a variety of regimes from democratic to authoritarian. Arguing that dress is part of politics, this book shows how dress has been crucial to the constructions of nationhood and national identities in Asia and the Americas.