The Subversive Stitch: Embroidery and the Making of the Feminine - Couverture souple

Parker, Rozsika

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415902061 ISBN 13 : 9780415902069

Editeur : Routledge, 1989

Synopsis

In this fascinating study, Rozsika Parker traces a hidden history--the shifting notions of femininity and female social roles--by unraveling the history of embroidery from medieval times until today.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Rozsika Parker has published widely in Art History and Psychoanalysis. Her books include 'Old Mistresses: Women, Art and Ideology' and 'Framing Feminism: Art and the Women's Movement 1970-1985' (both written with Griselda Pollock) and 'Torn in Two: The Experience of Maternal Ambivalence'. Her latest book is 'The Anxious Gardener'. She now practices as a psychotherapist in London.

Revue de presse

'A book wonderfully rich, not only in information, but in people and ideas.' --Guardian

'A marvellously written and illustrated book.' --Times Educational Supplement

'The sheer range and scope of the project proves both the great strength and fascination of the book.' --Design History Society

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415902061
• ISBN 13: 9780415902069
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible