The Politics of Dress in Somali Culture
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
025322313X
ISBN-13
9780253223135
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Imprint
Indiana University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 20th, 2011
Print length
200 Pages
Weight
308 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.00 x 1.60 cms
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Politics and culture in everyday apparel
The universal act of dressing—shared by both men and women, young and old, rich and poor, minority and majority—has shaped human interactions, communicated hopes and fears about the future, and embodied what it means to be Somali. Heather Marie Akou mines politics and history in this rich and compelling study of Somali material culture. Akou explores the evolution of Somali folk dress, the role of the Somali government in imposing styles of dress, competing forms of Islamic dress, and changes in Somali fashion in the U.S. With the collapse of the Somali state, Somalis continue a connection with their homeland and community through what they wear every day.
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