| The Cultural Politics of Fur: Capitalist Development in Modern Europe Contributor(s): Emberley, Julia V. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801484049 ISBN-13: 9780801484049 Publisher: Cornell University Press OUR PRICE: $47.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1998 Annotation: Fur has been sparking controversies ever since sumptuary laws marked it as a luxury item and as a sign of medieval class privilege. Drawing on wide-ranging historical and contemporary sources, Julia Emberley explains how a material goods has become both a symbol of wealth and sexuality--and a symptom of class, gender, and imperial antagonism. 41 illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Design | Fashion & Accessories - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 391.2 |
| LCCN: 97023826 |
| Lexile Measure: 1570 |
| Series: Cornell Paperbacks |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.98" W x 8.99" (0.79 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A fascinating account of the powerful roles fur has played in various cultures and of the historical and political forces at work in the play of its meanings.--Jonathan Culler, Cornell UniversityIn this well-written treatise, Emberley... views fur through widely disparate lenses.... Emberley is able to make us understand all the viewpoints she presents.... A valuable book on a little-explored subject.--Library JournalThis is a strong and intelligent work on a controversial topic. Emberley's book is much more intellectually sophisticated than anything else I've seen on this subject.--Valerie Steele, Editor, Fashion TheoryJulia Emberley's book is a complex, wide-ranging, and fascinating feminist critique of the history and meaning of fur and fashion. Particularly unique is her integration of indigenous voices into the debates.--Lucy Lippard, author of The Pink Glass Swan: Selected Feminist Essays on ArtFur has been sparking controversies ever since sumptuary laws marked it as a luxury item and as a sign of medieval class privilege. Drawing on wide-ranging historical and contemporary sources, Julia V. Emberley explains how a material good has become both a symbol of wealth and sexuality, and a symptom of class, gender, and imperial antagonisms. |
Contributor Bio(s): Emberley, Julia V.: - Julia V. Emberley is Associate Professor in the Women's Studies Undergraduate and Gender Studies Graduate Programs at the University of Northern British Columbia. She is the author of Thresholds of Difference: Feminist Critique, Native Women's Writings, Postcolonial Theory. |