A Coat of Many Colors : Dress Culture in the Young State of Israel
by
Anat Helman
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Israel: Society, Culture, and History
ISBN-10
1934843881
ISBN-13
9781934843888
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Imprint
Academic Studies Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 17th, 2011
Print length
300 Pages
Weight
524 grams
Dimensions
16.90 x 24.30 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
Fashion & society
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Clothes worn by Israelis in the 1950s reflected political ideologies, economic conditions, military priorities, social distinctions, and cultural preferences, and all played a part in consolidating a new national identity. This book covers both what Israelis wore in various circumstances and what they said and wrote about clothing and fashion.
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 reflected political ideologies, 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 Based on a wide range of textual and visual historical documents, the book covers both what Israelis wore in various circumstances and what they said and wrote about clothing and fashion.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 students and scholars, A Coat of Many Colors introduces the reader both to Israel''s history during its formative years and to the rich field of dress culture.
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