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Fashion As Communication

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ISBN-10: 0415260183

ISBN-13: 9780415260183

Edition: 2nd 2002 (Revised)

Authors: Malcolm Barnard

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Drawing on a range of theoretical approaches from Barthes and Baudrillard to Marxism, psychanalytic and feminist theory, the author addresses the ambivalent cultural status of fashion in contemporary western society.
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Book details

List price: $44.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 10/28/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.21" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.748

Wood, is Librarian, Reference and Database Services, at The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center of The Pennsylvania State University at Hershey.Malcolm Barnard is Senior Lecturer in the School of Art and Design at the University of Derby, where he teaches the history and theory of art and design. He holds a BA in Philosophy and Sociology and a PhD in Philosophy from the universities of York and Warwick, and his publications include "Fashion as Communication and Art, Design and Visual Culture: An Introduction."

List of figures
Acknowledgements
Preface to the second edition
Introduction
Etymologies and Definitions of Fashion and Clothing
Fashion, Clothing, Communication and Culture
The Functions of Fashion and Clothing
Fashion, Clothing and Meaning
Fashion, Clothing and the Reproduction of Society
Fashion, Clothing and Social Revolution
Fashion, Clothing and Postmodernity
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Index