Patriots Against Fashion - Clothing and Nationalism in Europe''s Age of Revolutions

Informationen zum Autor Alexander Maxwell is a Senior Lecturer at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand. He has written Choosing Slovakia (2009), translated Jan Kollár's Reciprocity (2009) and edited The East-West Discourse (2010). He has published on nationalism theory, Habsburg History, and teaching pedagogy. Klappentext During the era of the French revolution, patriots across Europe tried to introduce a national uniform. This book, the first comparative study of national uniform schemes, discusses case studies from Austria, Bulgaria, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Turkey the United States, and Wales. Zusammenfassung During the era of the French revolution! patriots across Europe tried to introduce a national uniform. This book! the first comparative study of national uniform schemes! discusses case studies from Austria! Bulgaria! England! France! Germany! Hungary! Italy! the Netherlands! Spain! Sweden! Turkey the United States! and Wales. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Clothing and Nationalism Studies 1. Fashion as a Social Problem 2. The Tyranny of Queen Fashion 3. The Sumptuary Mentality 4. The Discovery of the Uniform 5. Absolutist National Uniforms 6. Democratic National Uniforms 7. Minimal National Uniforms 8. Folk Costumes as National Uniforms 9. National Fashionism: Queen Fashion as Patriot 10. Haute Couture and National Textiles

List of contents

Introduction: Clothing and Nationalism Studies 1. Fashion as a Social Problem 2. The Tyranny of Queen Fashion 3. The Sumptuary Mentality 4. The Discovery of the Uniform 5. Absolutist National Uniforms 6. Democratic National Uniforms 7. Minimal National Uniforms 8. Folk Costumes as National Uniforms 9. National Fashionism: Queen Fashion as Patriot 10. Haute Couture and National Textiles

Product details

• Authors: A Maxwell, A. Maxwell, Alexander Maxwell
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.08.2014
• EAN: 9781137277138
• ISBN: 978-1-137-27713-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Revolution, Europäische Geschichte, B, Kulturwissenschaften, Gender Studies, Cultural History, Sociology, Cultural Studies, European History, Spain, Social History, Political Science, Germany, Gender Studies: Gruppen, Social & cultural history, Political science & theory, auseinandersetzen, Hungary, Gender studies, gender groups, Civilization—History, Palgrave History Collection, Europe—History, Politikwissenschaft und politische Theorie