Fashioning Jews : clothing, culture, and commerce /
This volume presents papers delivered at the 24th Annual Klutznick-Harris Symposium, held at Creighton University in October 2011. The contributors look at all aspects of the intimate relationship between Jews and clothing, through case studies from ancient, medieval, recent and contemporary history...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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West Lafayette, Indiana :
Purdue University Press,
[2013]
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| Series: | Studies in Jewish civilization ;
24. |
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| Summary: | This volume presents papers delivered at the 24th Annual Klutznick-Harris Symposium, held at Creighton University in October 2011. The contributors look at all aspects of the intimate relationship between Jews and clothing, through case studies from ancient, medieval, recent and contemporary history. Papers explore topics ranging from Jewish leadership in the textile industry, through the art of fashion in nineteenth century Vienna, to the use of clothing as a badge of ethnic identity, in both secular and religious contexts. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 205 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781557536570 1557536570 |