Fashion, Identity, and Power in Modern Asia

ThiseditedvolumeonradicaldressreformsinEastAsiatakesafreshlookatthesymbolsandlanguagesofmodernityindressandbody.Dressreformmovementsaroundtheturnofthetwentiethcenturyintheregionhavereceivedlittlecriticalattentionasamulticulturaldiscourseoflabor,body,genderidentity,colonialism,andgovernmentauthority.Withcontributionsbyleadingexpertsofcostume/textilehistoryofChina,Korea,andJapan,thisbookpresentsup-to-datescholarshipusingdiversemethodologiesincostumehistory,historyofconsumption,andinternationaltrade.Thematicallyorganizedintosectionsexploringthegarmentsanduniforms,accessories,fabrics,andfashionstylesofAsia,thiseditedvolumeofferscasestudiesforstudentsandscholarsinanever-expandingfieldofmaterialcultureincluding,butnotlimitedto,economichistory,visualculture,arthistory,historyofjournalism,andpopularculture.Fashion,Identity,andPowerinModernAsiastimulatesfurtherresearchontheimpactofmodernityandimperialisminneglectedareassuchasmilitaryuniform,schooluniform,women’saccessories,hairstyles,andtextiletrade.