Birth of Cool - Style Narratives of the African Diaspora

Summary

Focusing on counter and sub-cultural contexts, this book investigates the role of dress in the creation and assertion of Black identity. From the home-dressmaking of Jamaican women, through to the Harlem Renaissance and contemporary streetstyles, Black Britons, African Americans and Jamaicans have been establishing a variety of Black identities.

Product details

• Authors: Tulloch Carol, Syd Shelton, Carol Tulloch
• Publisher: Berg Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2010
• EAN: 9781859734704
• ISBN: 978-1-85973-470-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Materializing Culture; Materializing Culture (Paperba; Materializing Culture
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries