Clothing matters : dress and identity in India
This text examines the dress and style of men, in India, from the late 19th-century to the present. It aims to illustrate how trends in clothing are related to caste, level of education, urbanization, and a larger cultural debate about the nature of Indian identity.
Print Book, English, ©1996
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, ©1996
History
xxi, 360 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
9780226789750, 9780226789767, 0226789756, 0226789764
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Preface : Reflections on a Portrait
Introduction : The Problem of What to Wear
Searching for a Solution in the late Nineteenth Century
Gandhi and the Recreation of Indian Dress
Is Khadi the Solution?
Questions of Dress in a Gujarati Village
Some Brahman Dilemmas
Some Peasant Dilemmas (Kanbi and Kharak)
Some Pastoralist (Bharwad) and Scheduled caste (Harijan) Dilemmas
Fashion Fables of an Urban Village
Dressing for Distinction: A Historical Review
Postscript : A Return Visit to India, 1993-1994