Clothing and difference : embodied identities in colonial and post-colonial Africa / edited by Hildi Hendrickson.
| Other author | Hendrickson, Hildi, 1961- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Durham : Duke University Press, 1996. |
| Description | viii, 268 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Body, commodity, text Body, commodity, text. ^A373707 |
| Contents | Virginity cloths and vaginal coverings in Ekiti, Nigeria -- "I dress in this fashion": transformations in Sotho dress and womens's lives in a Sekhukhuneland village, South Africa -- Mediating threads: clothing and the texture of spirit/medium relations in Bori -- Female "Alhajis" and entrepreneurial fashions: flexible identities in Southeastern Nigerian cloth practice -- Dressing at death: clothing, time and memory in Buhaya, Tanzania -- Dressed to "shine": work, leisure and style in Malindi, Kenya -- "Sunlight soap has changed my life": hygiene commodification, and the body in colonial Zimbabwe -- Bodies and flags: the representation of Herero identity in Colonial Namibia. |
| Local note | Little-327721--305131021631Q |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-259) and index. |
| LCCN | 95053957 |
| ISBN | 0822317915 (paper : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0822317834 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GT1580 .C56 1996 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |