The Sari (2003)
Illustrated and rich in personal testimony, The Sari expertly shows how one of the world’s most simply constructed garments can reveal the intricate design of life in modern India.
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Description
Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2003
Format: vii, 277 : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
ISBN : 1859737323 9781859737323
OCLC : 52567094 ocm52567094
Table of contents
Table of contents
Mina’s story
The intimate sari
Possession
The youthful sari
The married sari
The working sari
Growing old together
The problem of what to wear
The pleasure of what to buy
Producers and designers
Arbiters of fashion
Modern clothes
About the author
About the author
Mukulika Banerjee is Reader in Social Anthropology, University College London and author of The Parthan Unarmed.
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Book Reviews
Book Reviews
Crane, Diana. “A Living Garment: The Sari by Mukulika Banerjee and Daniel Miller. Oxford: Berg, 2003, 279 Pages.” contexts (2004): 59-60.
The Sari by Mukulika Banerjee and Daniel Miller.” Fashion Theory, 7:3-4 (2003): 415-431, DOI: 10.2752/136270403778052032
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