{"product_id":"9780743453264","title":"The Devil's Cloth : A History of Stripes","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Devil's Cloth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Michel Pastoureau\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo stripe a surface serves to distinguish it, to point it out, to oppose it or associate it with another surface, and thus to classify it, to keep an eye on it, to verify it, even to censor it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Throughout the ages, the stripe has made its mark in mysterious ways. From prisoners' uniforms to tailored suits, a street sign to a set of sheets, Pablo Picasso to Saint Joseph, stripes have always made a bold statement. But the boundary that separates the good stripe from the bad is often blurred. Why, for instance, were stripes associated with the devil during the Middle Ages? How did stripes come to symbolize freedom and unity after the American and French revolutions? When did the stripe become a standard in men's fashion? \"In the stripe,\" writes author Michel Pastoureau, \"there is something that resists enclosure within systems.\" So before putting on that necktie or waving your country's flag, look to \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Cloth\u003c\/i\u003e for a colorful history of the stripe in all its variety, controversy, and connotation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Imaginative...this playful but learned book will doubtless have an influence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e An oddball and charming little biography of a very devious pattern.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Reading about the epic implications of stripes...you feel like a child gleefully taking apart a toy, examining its small components one by one, then putting it back together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780743453264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Washington Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40591334965454,"sku":"9780743453264","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_c1194ddb-1268-4ff9-9e7a-06b0878cf8cb.jpg?v=1644751085","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780743453264","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}