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Dress in American Culture Edited by Patricia A. Cunningham and Susan Voso Lab Popular Press Out of necessity early Americans accommodated, adapted and manipulated their clothing to adjust to their physical and social environment. This book considers how Americans historically have been challenged by the human landscape, physical environment and social institutions to alter their clothing behavior. The authors of these essays reveal the politics, or power of dress, especially in its function as a symbol of American ideals, and examine changes in clothing behavior which occured as Americans faced a variety of new experiences. For more information regarding publicity and reviews contact our publicity manager, Chris Caldwell, phone: (608) 263-0734, email: publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu

LC: 93-070441 GT 230 pp. 6 x 9 28 b/w illus., 29 b/w photos, 2 b/w figs. ISBN 978-0-87972-578-5 Cloth $39.95 t ISBN 978-0-87972-579-2 Paper $15.95 t Add titles to your shopping cart by clicking on the "Add this book to cart" link above. You can submit your order electronically, paying for it with your credit card. Click here for a further explanation of the shopping cart feature Never ordered from us before? Read this first.

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