Clothing matters: dress and identity in India
Publication details: University of Chicago Press 1996 Chicago.Description: xxi, 360 pISBN:- 9780226789767
- 391.00954 T2C5
Item type | Current library | Item location | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | Vikram Sarabhai Library | Rack 27-B / Slot 1312 (0 Floor, East Wing) | Non-fiction | General Stacks | 391.00954 T2C5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 194601 |
This detailed study examines sartorial style in India from the 19th century to the present, showing how trends in clothing are related to caste, level of education, urbanization and a larger cultural debate about the nature of Indian identity. Clothes have been used to assert power, challenge authority, conceal identity and instigate social change throughout Indian society. During the struggle for independence, members of the Indian elite incorporated elements of Western style into their clothes, while Gandhi's adoption of the loincloth symbolized the contrast between Indian poverty and British wealth. Similar tensions are played out in India today, with urban Indians adopting "ethnic" dress as villagers seek modern fashions. Illustrated with photographs, satirical drawings, magazine advertisements and political cartoons, this book shows how individuals and groups play with history and culture as they decide what to wear.
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