The Visible Self: Global Perspectives on Dress, Culture, and Society
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (858 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1563676427 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 496 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Lutz, Independent scholar. Eicher, University of MinnesotaSandra Lee Evenson, University of IdahoHazel A. Joanne B
"Trying Not To Roll My Eyes But Failing" according to Amazon Customer. I needed this book for an online class. It could be fascinating but the author is so focused on bashing Europeans and glorifying every non-Western culture that it's getting tiresome. We get it, ok? Americans who are descended from Europeans are bad, everyone else is good. For untold centuries Europeans have done nothing good and everyone else has done nothing b. "Five Stars" according to Julia Dyakov. Exactly what I expected!
Eicher, University of MinnesotaSandra Lee Evenson, University of IdahoHazel A. About the AuthorJoanne B. Lutz, Independent scholar
Using Western and non-Western examples, the authors take a three-pronged approach to understanding dress across cultures, uncovering its relationship to human beings as biological, aesthetic, and social animals. Readings collected from classic books and academic journals enable students to appreciate the complexity of dress from a multidisciplinary perspective that includes anthropology, sociology, economics, fine arts, and the natural sciences.. Everywhere around the world, people make daily decisions about what to wear or how to dress. The Visible Self, 3rd Edition, presents a systematic approach to analyzing daily rituals that we all sharenot simply the act of putting on clothing, but also the method of cleansing the body and adorning it