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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457526203321

Autore

Helman Anat

Titolo

A coat of many colors : dress culture in the young state of Israel / / Anat Helman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : Academic Studies Press, , 2011

ISBN

1-61811-020-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Israel: society, culture, and history

Disciplina

391.0095694/0904

Soggetti

Clothing and dress - Israel - History - 20th century

Israel Politics and government 20th century

Israel Social life and customs 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-232) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Simplicity by Necessity and Choice -- Chapter Two: Fashion Makers and Consumers -- Chapter Three: Israeli Dress between East and West -- Chapter Four: Clothes and Ideology in the Kibbutzim -- Chapter Five: Representing the State, Molding the Nation -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

A Coat of Many Colors investigates Israel's first seven years as a sovereign state through the unusual prism of dress. Clothes worn by Israelis in the 1950's reflected political ideologies, economic conditions, military priorities, social distinctions, and cultural preferences, and all played a part in consolidating a new national identity. Based on a wide range of textual and visual historical documents, the book covers both what Israelis wore in various circumstances and what they said and wrote about clothing and fashion. Written in a clear and accessible style that will appeal to the general reader as well as students and scholars, A Coat of Many Colors introduces the reader both to Israel's history during its formative years and to the rich field of dress culture.