{"product_id":"dress-cultures-in-zambia-interwoven-histories-global-exchanges-and-everyday-life-paperback-softback-9781009350341","title":"Dress Cultures in Zambia; Interwoven Histories, Global Exchanges, and Everyday Life (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009350341","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDress Cultures in Zambia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eInterwoven Histories, Global Exchanges, and Everyday Life\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplores both Zambian dress practices from the late-colonial period until the present and African contributions to globally circulating fashions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKaren Tranberg Hansen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009350341, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 May 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm, 0.37 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This situated historical discussion of Zambian dress reflects Hansen's excellent, long-term research in Zambia … Recommended. E. P. Renne, CHOICE\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDrawing on half-a-century of research in Zambia and regional scholarship, Karen Tranberg Hansen offers a vibrant history of changing dress practices from the late-colonial period to the present day. Exploring how the dressed body serves as the point of contact between personal, local, and global experiences, she argues that dress is just as central to political power as it is to personal style. Questioning the idea that the West led fashion trends elsewhere, Hansen demonstrates how local dress conventions appropriated western dress influences as Zambian and shows how Zambia contributed to global fashions, such as the colourful Chitenge fabric that spread across colonial trading networks. Brought to life with colour illustrations and personal anecdotes, this book spotlights dress not only as an important medium through which Zambian identities are negotiated, but also as a key reflector and driver of history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Prologue: the global world of dress in Zambia\u003cbr\u003e 1. Dress practice as history\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Dressing Well: 2. The migration nexus\u003cbr\u003e 3. Dressing for freedom: snapshot 1. The national fabric\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Dress and Undress: 4. Dress, undress, body, and nation\u003cbr\u003e 5. Miniskirts and dangerous dress practice: snapshot 2. Chitenge\u003cbr\u003e 6. The dramaturgy of body politics: snapshot 3. Accessories\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Fashionable Transformations: Chapter 7. Youth and urban cultures of consumption: snapshot 4. Salaula\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Fashioning demonstrative displays:snapshot 5. 'Chinese clothes'\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. Dressing Zambian: snapshot 6. A digital fitting room\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: African history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on African history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22African%20history%20%5BHBJH%5D%22\"\u003eHBJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52413989585176,"sku":"9781009350341","price":26.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009350341i.jpg?v=1784334082","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/dress-cultures-in-zambia-interwoven-histories-global-exchanges-and-everyday-life-paperback-softback-9781009350341","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}