{"product_id":"unfolding-the-past-hardcover","title":"Unfolding the Past - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFascinating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e. \u003ci\u003ePerspective\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fascinating, often funny, and eminently stylish personal memoir ... I loved it.\" - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Breward, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Suit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wide-ranging, thought-provoking and important.\" - Claire Wilcox, author of \u003ci\u003ePatch Work\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElizabeth Wilson is a pioneer of fashion studies, yet she never intended to become an academic. Starting her literary career as a feminist activist writing for the underground press, she went on to explore tennis, 'bohemians' and of course fashion - her obsession - along with forays into fiction. Throughout, she has never seen her work as abstract or disengaged from 'real life'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her memoir, she traces this relationship between personal experience and her writing, revisiting pivotal moments from childhood, adolescence and adult life to explore her belief that research, by its nature, is always a form of autobiography. She unfolds the garment of her life in a wide-ranging exploration of scenes from her past: her difficult relationship with her mother, fashion in the 60s and gay liberation. In this journey through time she shows how experiences are inseparable from the way we seek to explain and understand them, offering a unique and deeply personal account of her - and our - cultural world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e is a pioneer in the development of fashion studies, and has been a university professor, feminist campaigner and activist. Her writing career began in the 'underground' magazines of the early 1970s, (\u003ci\u003eFrendz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRed Rag\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpare Rib\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCome Together\u003c\/i\u003e) before she became an academic. She's written for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eand her non-fiction books include \u003ci\u003eAdorned in Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e (1985, 2003), \u003ci\u003eThe Sphinx in the City \u003c\/i\u003e(1992) (shortlisted for the Manchester Odd Fellows Prize), \u003ci\u003eBohemians \u003c\/i\u003e(2000) and \u003ci\u003eLove Game\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) (long listed for the William Hill sportswriting prize), as well as six crime novels, including \u003ci\u003eWar Damage\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in Berlin \u003c\/i\u003e(2012) (long listed for the Golden Dagger Award).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.76 x 5.81 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766583689504,"sku":"9781350232594","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/12d7161a9f1f56acab1a77d8bd59441c.webp?v=1780295080","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/unfolding-the-past-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}