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Can I read 'New Raiments of Self': African American Clothing in the Antebellum South (Dress, Body, Culture) on EtoBox?
'New Raiments of Self': African American Clothing in the Antebellum South (Dress, Body, Culture) by Foster, Helen Bradley is a design available to read on EtoBox.
What is 'New Raiments of Self': African American Clothing in the Antebellum South (Dress, Body, Culture) about?
This book examines the clothing worn by African Americans in the southern United States during the thirty years before the American Civil War. Drawing on a wide range of sources, most notably oral narratives recorded in the 1930s, this rich account shows that African Americans demonstrated a thorough knowledge of the role clothing played in demarcating age, sex, status, work, recreation, as well as special secular and sacred events. Testimonies offer proof of African Americans' vast technical sk
Who reads 'New Raiments of Self': African American Clothing in the Antebellum South (Dress, Body, Culture)?
It is typically read by artists, cooks, musicians and hobbyists working from how-to references.
Common subject areas: arts, cooking, music, crafts.
- Author
- Foster, Helen Bradley
- Publisher
- Berg Publishers Ebrary, Incorporated [distributor
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781859731895
- Category
- design
- Subjects
- Anthropology, History, Design
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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