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Ballets Russes Style
Reaktion Books 2010; US$ 33.00In the two decades between its debut performance and the death of impresario Sergei Diaghilev in 1929, the Ballets Russes was an unrivalled sensation in Paris and around the world. But while scholarly attention has often centered on the links between Diaghilev’s troupe and modernist art and music, there has been surprisingly little analysis... more...
Der Hitler-Stalin-Pakt 1939 in den Erinnerungskulturen der Europäer
Wallstein Verlag 2012; US$ 34.50Hauptbeschreibung Europäische Geschichte: Eine historische Wegmarke aus verschiedenen nationalen Blickwinkeln. Die Erinnerungen der Europäer an den Hitler-Stalin-Pakt weisen erhebliche Differenzen auf, die mit der Teilung des Kontinentes in West-, Ostmittel- und Osteuropa zusammenhängen. Der Pakt steht für den Beginn von Krieg, Besatzung, Deportation... 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...
Suvasas the Beautiful Costumes
Abhishek Publications 2008; US$ 35.00Clothing has always been a vital part of an individual's personality. It mirrors Society and acts as a symbol to identify people as per their rank, role, occupation, status, Religion and culture.An attempt has been made to prepare a monograph with details on all the historical costumes, their design elements and influence of social, Political and... 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...
Berliner Chic
Intellect 2010; US$ 20.00Since becoming the capital of reunited Germany, Berlin has had a dose of global money and international style added to its already impressive cultural veneer. Once home to emperors and dictators, peddlers and spies, it is now a fashion showplace that attracts the young and hip. This gripping history follows Berlin chic through a host of historical... more...
The Politics of Dress in Somali Culture
Indiana University Press 2011; US$ 20.95The universal act of dressing -- shared by both men and women, young and old, rich and poor, minority and majority -- has shaped human interactions, communicated hopes and fears about the future, and embodied what it means to be Somali. Heather Marie Akou mines politics and history in this rich and compelling ... more...
The Nyonya Kebaya
Tuttle Publishing 2012; US$ 45.00This longtime Malaysian fashion icon was originally a long, straight, Arab-inspired top of plain woven cotton. The Nyonyas, the women of the early Peranakan community, gradually transformed it into a shapely, embroidered, translucent blouse, fastened with a set of chained brooches and worn with a matching hand-drawn batik sarong. Sheer, romantic,... more...
Arab dress
BRILL 2003; US$ 181.00A scholar of history, Near Eastern languages, and women's studies (U. of Oklahoma), Yedida (1946-98) was considered an expert on the history of clothing of the Arab world, both Muslim and Jewish, from medieval to modern times. This book was over three-quarters finished when she died, and her partner and collaborator Norman (history, U. of Oklahoma) more...
Mourning Dress (Routledge Revivals)
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 41.95First published in 1983, Mourning Dress chronicles the development of European and American mourning dress and etiquette from the middle ages to the present day, highlighting similarities and differences in practices between the different social strata. The result is a book which is not only of major importance to students of the history of dress... more...









