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1 online resource (xxii, 166 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Series |
The WISH list (Warwick interdisciplinary studies in the humanities)
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WISH list.
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| Summary |
Why are civil authorities in so-called liberal democracies affronted by public nudity and the Islamic full-face 'veil'? Why is law and civil order so closely associated with robes, gowns, suits, wigs and uniforms? Why is law so concerned with the 'evident' and the need for justice to be 'seen' to be done? Why do we dress and obey dress codes at all? In this, the first ever study devoted to the many deep cultural connections between dress and law, the author addresses these questions and more. His responses flow from the radical thesis that 'law is dress and dress is law'. Engaging with sources from 'The Epic of Gilgamesh' to Shakespeare, Carlyle, Dickens and Damien Hirst, Professor Watt draws a revealing history of dress and civil order and offers challenging conclusions about the nature of truth and the potential for individuals to fit within the forms of civil life. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-160) and index. |
| Contents |
Dress is law -- Foundations of the state of Dress -- Shakespeare on proof and fabricated truth -- The face the law makes -- Addressing the naked and unfolding the veil -- Something more comfortable: a fitting conclusion. |
| Language |
English. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sumptuary laws.
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Clothing and dress -- Social aspects.
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Clothing and dress -- Law and legislation.
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Fashion -- Social aspects.
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Anthropology. |
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Beauty & Grooming. |
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Clothing and dress -- Law and legislation |
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Clothing and dress -- Social aspects |
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Fashion -- Social aspects |
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Sumptuary laws |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Watt, Gary. Dress, law and naked truth. London : Bloomsbury, 2013 1472500423 (OCoLC)856964107 |
| ISBN |
9781472500458 (electronic bk.) |
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1472500458 (electronic bk.) |
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9781472500434 |
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1472500431 |
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1472544439 |
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9781472544438 |
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1472500423 |
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9781472500427 |
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9781472500427 (cloth) |
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1472500423 (cloth) |
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9781474223669 |
| Standard No. |
9781472500427 |
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