Coat of Many Colors
Dress Culture in the Young State of Israel
A Coat of Many Colors investigates Israel's first seven years as a sovereign state through the unusual prism of dress. Clothes worn by Israelis in the 1950s refl ected political ideo-logies, economic conditions, military priorities, social distinctions, and cultural preferences, and all played a part in consolidating a new national identity. Les mer
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A Coat of Many Colors investigates Israel's first seven years as a sovereign state through the unusual prism of dress. Clothes worn by Israelis in the 1950s refl ected political ideo-logies, economic conditions, military priorities, social distinctions, and cultural preferences, and all played a part in consolidating a new national identity. Based on a wide range of textual and visual historical documents, the book covers both what Israelis wore in various circumstances and what they said and wrote about clothing and fashion. Written in a clear and accessible style that will appeal to the general reader as well as to students and scholars, A Coat of Many Colors introduces the reader both to Israel's history during its formative years and to the rich fi eld of dress culture.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Academic Studies Press
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 246
- ISBN
- 9781618110206
- Utgivelsesår
- 2011
- Serie
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Israel: Society, Culture, and History