From African-American women's headwraps to beauty pageants in Swaziland, this absorbing book explores ethnicity through the frequently noticed but less often analyzed human phenomenon of dress. The authors -- ethnographers, folklorists, and textile scholars -- present case studies from around the world to illustrate their different theoretical frameworks and assumptions. In considering how the body is modified and supplemented they discuss not only garments and accessories but also hairstyles and cosmetics.
From African-American women's headwraps to beauty pageants in Swaziland, this absorbing book explores ethnicity through the frequently noticed but ...
- Is there such a thing as an Australian national identity? Or is Australia just a melting pot of different peoples and cultures without a common culture?
- What is distinctive and what is universal about everyday life in Australia?
In a post-colonial age of globalizing economies, the political quest for national 'identity' is increasingly urgent. This topical book traces the ways in which the Australian state and its people struggle to represent the social and cultural practices of everyday life in an attempt to draw meaning from diverse understandings of pasts, presents and...
- Is there such a thing as an Australian national identity? Or is Australia just a melting pot of different peoples and cultures without a common c...
Legal and moral reasoning share much methodology and address similar problems. This volume charts two shared problems: the relation between theory, principles and particular judgments; and the role of facts and factual assertions in normative settings.
Legal and moral reasoning share much methodology and address similar problems. This volume charts two shared problems: the relation between theory, pr...
