Uniforms Pa - Couverture souple

Fussell, Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0618381880 ISBN 13 : 9780618381883

Editeur : Mariner, 2003

Synopsis

According to the renowned social critic and historian Paul Fussell, we are what we wear, and it doesn't look good. Uniforms parses the hidden meanings of our apparel -- from brass buttons to blue jeans, badges to feather flourishes -- revealing what our clothing says about class, sex, and our desire to belong. With keen insight and considerable curmudgeonly flair, Fussell unfolds the history and cultural significance of all manner of attire, fondly analyzing the roles that uniforms play in a number of communities -- the military, the church, health care, food service, sports -- even everyday civilian life. Uniforms is vintage Fussell: "revelatory, ribald, and irresistible" (Shirley Hazzard).

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Paul Fussell is the author of, among other works, Class and The Great War and Modern Memory, which won both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award and was named by the Modern Library as one of the twentieth century’s one hundred best nonfiction books. He lives in Philadelphia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mariner
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0618381880
• ISBN 13: 9780618381883
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 228
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