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Reveal and Conceal: Dress in Contemporary Egypt
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Title: Reveal and Conceal: Dress in Contemporary Egypt
Author: Andrea Rugh
ISBN: 0815623682
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 1986
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 196
Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: This book is an exciting study of clothing as a complex cultural expression. The author analyses contemporary social meanings found in the symbols of dress and shows the way groups and individuals use the symbols like a language to reveal or conceal significant aspects of their personal identities. Reveal and Conceal contains thirty-three line drawings, clearly depicting the various modes and differences in dress. Forty-eight photographs are included in the book, most of which were taken by the author during her extensive interviews with the women and men of the Egyptian villages and cities she researched.
Author: Andrea Rugh
ISBN: 0815623682
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 1986
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 196
Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: This book is an exciting study of clothing as a complex cultural expression. The author analyses contemporary social meanings found in the symbols of dress and shows the way groups and individuals use the symbols like a language to reveal or conceal significant aspects of their personal identities. Reveal and Conceal contains thirty-three line drawings, clearly depicting the various modes and differences in dress. Forty-eight photographs are included in the book, most of which were taken by the author during her extensive interviews with the women and men of the Egyptian villages and cities she researched.
