Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion
Ten-volume set
Joanne B. Eicher, Doran H. Ross, Margot Blum Schevill, Phyllis G. Tortora, Jasleen Dhamija, Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood, John E. Vollmer, Margaret Maynard, Lise Skov, Djurdja Bartlett
The Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion explores, in 760 articles and 3.6 million words, the dressed and adorned body across cultures and throughout history. Lavishly illustrated with over 2,000 images, it is essential for all students, scholars and practitioners of fashion and textiles, across disciplines. Available in print - as a 10 volume set - and online within the Berg Fashion Library. The Encyclopedia provides:
- In-depth original articles - from over 600 international experts - on countries, themes, cultural groups, and dress types
- Special articles on sources and evidence for each major geographical area
- 'Snapshot' articles featuring illuminating examples and case studies · Invaluable bibliographies and suggestions for further reading for each article
- Cross-references and an analytical cumulative index
Cross-cultural and multidisciplinary in approach, the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion provides readers with an appreciation of the richness and complexity of dress around the world. For more information please see www.bergfashionlibrary.com/encyclopedia. Joanne B. Eicher is a worldwide authority on the anthropology of dress. She is Editor for Berg's Dress, Body, Culture series, and is the author, co-author or editor of a wide range of books including: The Visible Self; Mother, Sister, Bride: Rituals of Womanhood; Fashion Foundations; and Dress and Ethnicity. She has lectured and presented papers on five continents. Her research focuses on dress as non-verbal communication with research emphasis on Africa and the textile trade from India to Africa. She is Regents Professor Emerita at the University of Minnesota where she served as department head of Design, Housing, and Apparel, and Director of the Goldstein Museum of Design. She received her PhD from Michigan State University. Her honors include the Leadership Award from ACASA (Arts Council of African Studies Association) and Honorary Doctorate of Human Letters from Iowa State University.
Volume 1: Africa Editors: Joanne B. Eicher, University of Minnesota, USA and Doran Ross, Fowler Museum at UCLA, USA Volume 2: Latin America and the Caribbean Editor: Margot Blum Schevill, Consultant, Textiles and Folk Art, USA Consulting Editor: Blenda Femenías, George Washington University, USA Volume 3: The United States and Canada Editor: Phyllis Tortora, Professor Emerita, Queens College, City University of New York, USA Consultant: Joseph D. Horse Capture, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, USA Volume 4: South Asia and Southeast Asia Editor: Jasleen Dhamija, Independent Scholar, India and Hill Professor, University of Minnesota, USA Volume 5: Central and Southwest Asia Editor: Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood, Textile Research Centre, Leiden and the National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden, The Netherlands Volume 6: East Asia Editor: John E. Vollmer, President of Vollmer Cultural Consultants Inc, Canada Volume 7: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands Editor: Margaret Maynard, University of Queensland, Australia Volume 8: West Europe Editor: Lise Skov, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Consulting Editor: Valerie Cumming, Costume Society and formerly Museum of London, UK Volume 9: East Europe, Russia, and the Caucasus Editor: Djurdja Bartlett, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, UK Assistant Editor: Pamela Smith, Independent Consultant on Russian Arts and Culture Volume 10: Global Perspectives Editor: Joanne B. Eicher, University of Minnesota, USA Assistant Editor: Phyllis Tortora, Professor Emerita, Queens College, City University of New York, USA and Consultant |
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Hardback
Jul 2010
5760pp, 2,000 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index
9781847881045
 | An absolutely absorbing resource … I never tired of discovering many of the numerous and fascinating facts, contained within. It was a joy!
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