Hang-Ups: Reflections on the Causes and Consequences of Fashion`s Western`-Centrism, Benjamin Linley Wild
: Vincent, Susan J. (centre For Renaissance And Early Modern Studies, University Of York, Uk) : Eod hair ISBN: 0857851705 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780857851703 : Bloomsbury Academic : : 13464.00 . : .
: Bobs, beards, blondes and beyond, Hair takes us on a lavishly illustrated journey into the world of this remarkable substance and our complicated and fascinating relationship with it. Taking the key things we do to it in turn, this book captures its importance in the past and into the present: to individuals and society, for health and hygiene, in social and political challenge, in creating ideals of masculinity and womanliness, in being a vehicle for gossip, secrets and sex. Using art, film, personal diaries, newspapers, texts and images, Susan J. Vincent unearths the stories we have told about hair and why they are important. From ginger jibes in the seventeenth century to bobbed-hair suicides in the 1920s, from hippies to Roundheads, from bearded women to smooth metrosexuals, Hair shows the significance of the stuff we nurture, remove, style and tend. You will never take it for granted again.
: How has Christianity engaged with democracy? In this authoritative new treatment of a sometimes troubled relationship, Donald Norwood reflects on the way that democracy has become, especially under the auspices of the United Nations and the World Council of Churches, not just an ideal but a universally applicable moral principle. Yet, as the author demonstrates, faith and democracy have not always sat comfortably together. For example, the Vatican has dealt harshly with radical theologians such as Leonardo Boff and Hans Kung; while churches with a dictatorial style have all too often shown a willingness to accommodate authoritarian regimes and even dictators. Norwood argues that if democracy is a universal norm, a basic right, it is not possible for the Church to be indifferent to its claims. Offering a sustained exposition - from Marsilius of Padua to Christian Democracy and Christian Socialism - of the often uneasy interaction between Christianity and democratic politics as both idea and ideal, this is a major contribution to church history and to wider topical debates in politics and religious studies.
: Fletcher, Kate (centre For Sustainable Fashion, London College Of Fashion, Uk) : Craft of use ISBN: 1138021016 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138021013 : Taylor&Francis : : 7348.00 . : .
: Raassi Tala : Fashion is Freedom ISBN: 1910536792 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781910536797 : Bonnier Books : : 1335.00 . : .
: Outwardly, `Britain`s most experienced teenage Alpinist` is a brave young mountaineer. But he`s not experienced at all, at least not in the way he really wants to be. Behind his death-defying climbs there lurks a great deal of fear. Virgin on Insanity by Steve Bell is a coming-of-age story of high adventure, youthful insecurity and immature love.
: The Covid-19 pandemic heightened peoples awareness of long-standing inequalities within the fashion industry. Amid calls for greater accountability and ethical awareness, efforts are being made within and beyond the industry, chiefly in the cultural and education sectors, to decentralize fashion: to make the conception, creation and consumption of fashionable dress and appearance less western-centric.Supporting this premise, Hang-Ups argues that purposeful and permanent change within the fashion industry and fashion education is more likely if it is understood how the contemporary industry became western-centric. To institute effective change, it is necessary to revert to first principles and understand how the fashion industry developed into what it is today. During a period when the concepts of fashion, history and culture are being intensely scrutinized, and with suggestions they are reaching their nadir, the imperative to understand the extent to which they relate, and facilitate the presentation of peoples fashionable bodies, is urgent. Hang-Ups explores the origins and consequences of the fashion industrys western-centrism by focusing on nine binaries, defined in the crucible of empire, that continue to be sites of negotiation as the wests traditions and ideals are contested by different cultural perspectives and changing global realities.
