{"product_id":"african-dress-paperback","title":"African Dress - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren Tranberg Hansen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eD. Soyini Madison\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDress and fashion practices in Africa and the diaspora are dynamic and diverse, whether on the street or on the fashion runway. Focusing on the dressed body as a performance site, \u003ci\u003eAfrican Dress\u003c\/i\u003e explores how ideas and practices of dress contest or legitimize existing power structures through expressions of individual identity and the cultural and political order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on innovative, interdisciplinary research by established and up and coming scholars, the book examines real life projects and social transformations that are deeply political, revolving around individual and public goals of dignity, respect, status, and morality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith its remarkable scope, this book will attract students and scholars of fashion and dress, material culture and consumption, performance studies, and art history in relation to Africa and on a global scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Tranberg Hansen\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology at Northwestern University, USA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eD. Soyini Madiso\u003c\/b\u003en is Professor of Performance Studies with affiliate appointments in the Department of Anthropology and African American Studies at Northwestern University, USA.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.5 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 11, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758007025952,"sku":"9780857853813","price":84.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c0e29ffdaddd6b9603600cbdddb1ebfc.webp?v=1780116472","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/african-dress-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}