| Description |
xi, 235 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Studies in Australian history |
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Studies in Australian history.
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| Contents |
Pt. I. Penal Dress, 1788-1840. 1. Irregular Patterns: Government and the Social Order. 2. Fraying at the Edges: Clothing Supplies and Manufacturing. 3. A Cut Above: Fashion, Class and Power. 4. On the Fringe: Clothing and Aboriginal-Colonial Relations -- Pt. II. Colonial Dress, 1840-1901. 5. Dressing the Part: Urban Codes - Class and Gender. 6. From a Different Cloth: Etiquette and Social Practice. 7. Material Needs: Supply and Demand -- Pt. III. An Australian Distinctiveness. 8. A Loose Fit: Emigration and Adaptation. 9. Alternate Threads: Perceptions and Stereotypes. 10. Rough and Readymade: Bush Dress and the Mythology of the 'Real' Australian |
| Summary |
Dress is central to identity and lies at the heart of some long-held myths about the Australian way of life, myths which Margaret Maynard argues need to be re-evaluated. She shows that the colonies did not always slavishly follow British fashion, and that the egalitarian style of dress may have covered up class divisions in society. She also looks at the way in which rural men's bush dress, rather than women's dress, came to be regarded as the only valid sign of being Australian. In the light of current moves towards republicanism, the issue of what constitutes an 'Australian' form of dress is more relevant than ever |
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As a history of the cultural practices of dress in Australia rather than an account of fashion, this book examines the meanings encoded in the dress and bodily decoration of convicts, emancipists, town and country dwellers and Aboriginal people. It shows that clothing was central to the ways in which class and status were negotiated and was equally significant for the marking out of sexual differences. It also looks at the impact of the goldfield experience on Australian dress and the nature of local manufacturing and retail outlets |
| Analysis |
Australia |
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Costume History |
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Australia |
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Costume History |
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Aboriginal culture |
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Clothing |
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History, 1801-1900 |
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History, Pre-1801 |
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Prisoners |
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Social customs |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 211-226 |
| Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- Clothing.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Costume and adornment
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Clothing and dress -- Australia -- History -- 18th century.
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Clothing and dress -- Australia -- History -- 19th century.
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Prisoners -- Clothing -- Australia.
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Costume -- Australia -- History -- 18th century.
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Costume -- Australia -- History -- 19th century.
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Costume -- Australia -- History.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Colonial influence.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005253
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Australia -- Social life and customs http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114315 -- 1788-1900
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Australia -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114315
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United Kingdom -- Colonies http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056632 -- Australia.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326
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United Kingdom -- Colonies -- Oceania.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86007184
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| LC no. |
93037953 |
| ISBN |
0521453100 |
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0521459257 |
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