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Das Thema Kleidung in den Etymologien Isidors von Sevilla und im Summarium Heinrici 1
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 252.00This work provides the primary source as well as German translations, critical commentary, and overview discussions on the topic of clothing. more...
The 1940s
Infobase Publishing 2007; US$ 42.00Traces the mobilization of clothing trends as they marched across the war-ravaged world. This volume offers a reflection on the role fashion has played throughout the period of 1940s. It serves as a useful reference for those students or general readers who are interested in how history and culture has affected fashion through the years. more...
The 1950s
Infobase Publishing 2006; US$ 42.00Clothing has been a consistent recorder of history through the years, documenting the heights of fashion as it threaded its way through post-war society. This work traces this intricate history, from nylon stockings and stiletto heels to full skirts and slim-fitting bodices to Baby Doll nightwear and textured leisure suits. more...
Wasted Lives
Wiley 2013; US$ 22.95The production of 'human waste' - or more precisely, wasted lives, the 'superfluous' populations of migrants, refugees and other outcasts - is an inevitable outcome of modernization. It is an unavoidable side-effect of economic progress and the quest for order which is characteristic of modernity. As long as large parts of the world remained wholly... more...
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing through American History, 1900 to the Present
ABC-CLIO 2008; US$ 200.00Find out what we wore and why we wore it in The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing in American History-Twentieth Century to the Present. This fascinating reference set provides two levels of information: descriptions of styles of clothes that Americans have worn and, as important, why they wore those types of clothes. With volume one covering 1900-1949... more...
Celebrity Tantrums!
ECW Press 2003; US$ 8.95The scandals, cat fights, temper tantrums, and felonies of more than 100 celebrities are revealed in this chronicle of the most notorious faux pas of the rich and famous. All kinds of unflattering provocations and outrageous reactions are detailed, including what pushed Diff’rent Strokes star Gary Coleman over the edge and inspired him to... more...
The 1980s
Infobase Publishing 2007; US$ 42.00From the designer suits of yuppie men and women to ripped jeans to the mini-crinoline craze to the eloquent fashion sense of Princess Diana, the 1980s encapsulates a time when it became fashionable to make money and dress well. This work explores the enthralling history of fashion as it recreated itself through the popular trends of the eighties. more...
Where the Wild Things Are Now
Bloomsbury Publishing 2007; US$ 115.95An examination of the concept of domestication against the shifting background of relationships among humans, animals and plants. It explores the relevance of domestication for anthropologists and scholars in related fields who are concerned with understanding ongoing change in processes affecting humans as well as other species. Please note that images... more...
British Chimney Sweeps
New Amsterdam Books 2001; US$ 15.99The art and science of chimney sweeping, from the development of chimneys in the twelfth century to the patenting of mechanical devices in the late nineteenth century. Included are the personalities who dominated the trade (which surprisingly included several women sweeps); illustrations of the tools of the trade; sweeping techniques; the impact of... more...









