{"product_id":"9781350045552","title":"Uniform : Clothing and Discipline in the Modern World","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eUniform\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniform: Clothing and Discipline in the Modern World\u003c\/i\u003e examines the role uniform plays in public life and private experience. This volume explores the social, political, economic, and cultural significance of various kinds of uniforms to consider how they embody gender, class, sexuality, race, nationality, and belief. From the pageantry of uniformed citizens to the rationalizing of time and labour, this category of dress has enabled distinct forms of social organization, sometimes repressive, sometimes utopian. With thematic sections on the social meaning of uniform in the military, in institutions, and political movements, its use in fashion, in the workplace, and at leisure, a series of case studies consider what sartorial uniformity means to the history of the body and society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRanging from English public school uniform to sacred dress in the Vatican, from Australian airline uniforms to the garb worn by soldiers in combat, \u003ci\u003eUniform\u003c\/i\u003e draws attention to a visual and material practice with the power to regulate or disrupt civil society. Bringing together original research from emerging and established academics, this book is essential reading for students and scholars of fashion, design, art, popular culture, anthropology, cultural history, and sociology, as well as anyone interested in what constitutes a \"modern\" appearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eUniform\u003c\/i\u003e] offers designers and other practitioners, students and teachers of cultural studies and visual culture an excellent introduction to the rich subject of uniformity.” -  \u003ci\u003eJournal of Design History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What does it mean to wear a uniform? How does uniformity transform bodies? These are just two of the questions addressed in this book. The answers are revealing, complex, and utterly compelling. A \"must read\" for anyone curious about the power of clothes in the modern world.” —\u003ci\u003eJoanna Bourke, Birkbeck, University of London, UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Rigorous, theoretically rich, transnational and transhistorical in scope, this book brings exciting new perspectives to the study of dress, institutions and disciplinary power.” —\u003ci\u003eIlya Parkins, University of British Columbia, Canada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Innovative and fascinating … a much needed approach to uniform as embedded social practice.” —\u003ci\u003eSophie Woodward, University of Manchester, UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A]n invaluable resource for students of fashion, clothing, dress history and cultural studies.” —\u003ci\u003eKevin Almond, University of Leeds, UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350045552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Visual Arts","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40708918477006,"sku":"9781350045552","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_84cbf659-8096-44ca-827d-88ea3e4f7a35.jpg?v=1640668047","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350045552","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}