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Couture and consensus : fashion and politics in postcolonial Argentina / Regina A. Root.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Root, Regina A.
Series:
Cultural studies of the Americas ; 24.
Cultural studies of the Americas ; 24
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Clothing trade--Argentina--History.
Clothing trade.
Fashion--Argentina--History.
Fashion.
Consumption (Economics)--Argentina--History.
Consumption (Economics).
Argentina--Politics and government--1810-.
Argentina.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (255 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2010.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Following Argentina's revolution in 1810, the dress of young patriots inspired a nation and distanced its politics from the relics of Spanish colonialism. Fashion writing often escaped the notice of authorities, allowing authors to masquerade political ideas under the guise of frivolity and entertainment. In Couture and Consensus , Regina A. Root maps this pivotal and overlooked facet of Argentine cultural history, showing how politics emerged from dress to disrupt authoritarian practices and stimulate creativity in a newly independent nation.Drawing from genres as diverse as fiction, poetry,
Contents:
Uniform consensus
Dressed to kill
Fashion as presence
Fashion writing
Searching for female emancipation.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-4529-4596-9
0-8166-7333-0
OCLC:
648759709

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