The Birth of Cool: Style Narratives of the African Diaspora (Materializing Culture)

The Birth of Cool: Style Narratives of the African Diaspora (Materializing Culture)

by Carol Tulloch (Author)

Synopsis

Focusing on counter and sub-cultural contexts, this book investigates the role of dress in the creation and assertion of Black identity. From the home-dressmaking of Jamaican women, through to the Harlem Renaissance and contemporary streetstyles, Black Britons, African Americans and Jamaicans have been establishing a variety of Black identities.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Publisher: Berg Publishers
Published: 01 May 2008

ISBN 10: 1859734650
ISBN 13: 9781859734650